ULTIMATE FORECAST

JANUARY 2003

BIKER BOYZ: Laurence Fishburne, Larenz Tate, Meagan Good, Tyson Beckford, Dion Basco, Dante Basco, Brendan Fehr, Derek Luke, Kadeem Hardison, Terrence Dashon Howard, Orlando Jones, Rick Gonzalez, Melissa De Sousa, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Lisa Bonet, Salli Richardson, Kid Rock, Djimon Hounsou (Directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood; DreamWorks) By day, Manuel (Laurence Fishburne) and his buddies focus on their unexciting white-collar jobs. But at night and on weekends they burn up the road on their bikes, eventually competing in a grueling ride-out in Fresno, California. Put your money on Manuel. Opens 1-31

DELIVER US FROM EVA: LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Essence Atkins, Mel Jackson, Yuri Brown, Dartanyan Edmonds, Johnny Gill, Meagan Good, Robinne Lee (Directed by Gary Hardwick; Focus Features) Eva, a beautful buttinsky, can't seem to stop making her sisters and brothers-in-laws' business her business, as well. So, to prevent Eva from meddling in their affairs, they hire a slick ladykiller to woo her. Opens 1-31

FINAL DESTINATION 2: A.J. Cook, Ali Larter, Sarah Hattingh, Michael Landes, Terrence "T.C." Carson, Keegan Connor Tracy, Enid-Raye Adams (Directed by David R. Ellis; New Line) A young woman who escaped death in a ghastly accident has a very strong sense that she is being stalked by an evil force. She has a hard time getting people to take her seriously, however--until it's perhaps too late. And you didn't even know there was a "Final Destination 1." Opens 1-31

I'LL BE THERE: Craig Ferguson, Charlotte Church, Jemma Redgrave, Joss Ackland, Ralph Brown, Ian McNeice, Imelda Staunton, Tom Ellis, Anthony Head, Stephen Noonan (Directed by Craig Ferguson; Warner Bros.) His career a disaster site, a once-hot rock singer discovers that a long-ago sexual encounter made him a father. Does Dad pull himself together, hook up with his daughter, and encourage her to become a pop princess? See this movie and find out. Opens 1-31

THE RECRUIT: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht, Kenneth Mitchell, Brian Rhodes, Eugene Lipinski (Directed by Roger Donaldson; Disney/Buena Vista Pictures) Farrell, a shrewd, daring CIA trainee, has reason to believe his boss (Pacino) is a double agent who does business with Chinese bad guys. Director Donaldson worked on similar turf in the Kevin Costner-Gene Hackman political thriller, "No Way Out." Opens 1-31