Based on Dave Barry's book (which I haven't read). There are usually about as many laughs in one of his 3-minute columns as there are in this 90-minute movie. Wants to be a wacky comedy, but was only mildly amusing at best. Maybe you have to live in Miami to appreciate some of the jokes. Makes fun of poor airport security, involves sneaking a nuclear weapon aboard a plane, and the plane is in danger of being shot down by fighter jets. Hence why the movie's release was delayed.

It is indeed a very nice theater, and lately Regal is maintaining it well (I think things have improved in the last few months). It's always spotlessly clean, staff is very pleasant. After Cinemark 17 opened in Springfield, Cinema World's business dropped way off. I'll bet they were down way more than 50%. I really thought they wouldn't be able to hold on. Recently though things seem to have picked up somewhat for them, but still nothing like it was before Cinemark 17 opened. Saturday night for example, they were just not all that busy.

It's frustrating when something isn't right there because their projection and sound systems all seem to be first-class. When everything is spot-on, their sound blows Cinemark out of the water. I think Cinema World is all-EV speakers, and they sound a lot more "punchy" with greater detail and clarity than whatever Cinemark is using (Peavey?). Or maybe it's the EQ or the processors, I don't know, but Cinemark's sound is very bland in comparison (though good, just not as good).

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