Sharply observed and extremely funny; a female-driven comedy capable of inducing howls of laughter from both sexes in equal measure.

Will Smith scored another No. 1. His latest film, the tearjerker The Pursuit of Happyness--in which he stars as a struggling single dad opposite his own son, Jaden Smith--debuted at the top of the North American box office this weekend with $27 million.

Mel Gibson scores another one at the box office. His newest film, the violent Apocalypto, knocked reigning champ Happy Feet out of the top spot at the North American box office this weekend, opening with $14.1 million

While it doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel, <em>Unaccompanied Minors</em>&nbsp;is at least decent, harmless, heart-warming fun. It’s also a surefire way to keep the kiddies smiling and occupied this pre-Christmas.

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