New DVDs

MICHAEL DWYER and DONALD CLARKEreview this week's DVD releases

ROLE MODELS ***

Directed by David Wain.

Starring Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Mintz- Plasse, Jane Lynch 18 cert

In one of the biggest hits of this year at Irish cinemas, Scott (manic as ever) and Rudd (amusingly deadpan) play under-achievers consigned to community service at a camp for troubled youths. When these supposedly grown-up role models bond with their young charges, phoney sentiment is kept at bay by the irreverent comic tone. MICHAEL DWYER

YOUNG@HEART ****

Directed by Stephen Walker

Gen cert

Massachusetts-based chorus Young@Heart is aged from 75 to 93, and their repertoire spans songs by James Brown, David Bowie, Sonic Youth and The Ramones. As Walker's affectionate film observes them in rehearsal for their next concert tour, it's infused with their humour and dignity, and their sheer joy in performance. MICHAEL DWYER

BONNEVILLE **

Directed by Christopher N Rowley.

Starring Jessica Lange, Joan Allen, Kathy Bates, Tom Skerritt 15 cert

Going directly to DVD here, this road movie puts three middle-aged women in a car for a trip through handsomely photographed landscapes from Utah to California. In keeping with genre tradition, it proves to be a journey of self-discovery for all three. For all the familiarity and inevitability, Bonneville is enlivened by the formidable talents in the central roles and their evident rapport. MICHAEL DWYER

SEX DRIVE **

Directed by Sean Anders.

Starring James Marsden, Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Seth Green 16 cert

You know how these things go. Some bloke drives across the US to hook up with a hot babe and falls in poop along the way. It's actually a little less terrible than you might expect. Green is funny as an Amish mechanic, and there's a good joke about a guy in a doughnut suit. DONALD CLARKE

TRADE **

Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner.

Starring Kevin Kline, Marco Perez, Alicja Bachleda 18 cert

A Mexican teen (Perez) and a brooding American detective (Kline) pursue a Russian sex trafficking gang in a well-intentioned but naive drama laden with unlikely plotting and arch coincidences. MICHAEL DWYER