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Reviews by Daily News critic Gary Thompson, unless noted.

BABY MAMA. Yuppie (Tina Fey) hires blue-collar gal (Amy Poehler) to carry her baby. Some lightweight "Odd Couple" laughs, nice showcase for Poehler. (PG) B-

BEFORE THE RAINS. Soap opera set in 1937 South India about a tragedy that follows an adulterous affair. Linus Roache. (PG-13) C (Wire services)

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN. Big-budget sequel takes the Pevensie children back to Narnia for a lot of fighting and a few more laughs. Ben Barnes. (PG-13) B

FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON. Atmospheric, beautiful, basically plotless, meditation on life, inspired by the classic 1956 French short "The Red Balloon." Juliette Binoche. (PG) B (Wire services)

FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Jackie Chan and Jet Li help an American kid use a magical relic to defeat an evil emperor. Some decent action, but played mostly for laughs and aimed at a younger audience. (PG) B

FUGITIVE PIECES. Sad drama about a young boy rescued from the Nazis coming to grips with survivor's guilt and his past. (R) B (Wire services)

HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO. Fed goons think title tokers (John Cho, Kal Penn) are terrorists. Some lowbrow laughs. (R) B-

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. Both a return to old adventure serials and a retrospective of director Steven Spielberg's career, aside for a few scenes, it doesn't really succeed as either. Harrison Ford. (PG-13) B-

JELLYFISH. A variety of human stories float around each other in this Israeli made drama but never seem to a coalesce into a meaningful whole. (Not rated) C+ (Wire services)

MADE OF HONOR. Mediocre romantic comedy about bachelor (Patrick Dempsey) who realizes he loves his best friend (Michelle Monaghan) when she gets engaged. (PG-13) C

SON OF RAMBOW. Grade-school bully and wimp collaborate on homemade Stallone movie. An in-joke for film buffs. (PG) B

SPEED RACER. Epic version of minor TV show offers kicky visuals, tongue-in-cheek approach, but is almost strictly for kids. Emile Hirsch. (PG) C

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. Oscar-winning documentarian Errol Morris comes a little late to the party with this Abu Ghraib exposé, an artier, more abstract version of Alex Gibney's "Taxi to the Dark Side." (R) C-

THEN SHE FOUND ME. Death, divorce, dating and a midlife confrontation with birth mother (Bette Midler) make life hell for a teacher (Helen Hunt). Hunt directs. (R) C

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS. Nothing remotely funny. Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz get drunk and hitched, fight over jackpot. (PG-13) D

YOUNG @ HEART. Inspiring, fun documentary about a choir of senior citizens that rocks. (PG) A- (Jonathan Takiff)