Short takes

Reviews by Daily News critic Gary Thompson, unless noted.

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

GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON. This celebratory documentary tracks wildman Thompson from his days riding with the Hell's Angels to fame as a Rolling Stone political correspondent to his slow slide to suicide in 2005. (R) B+

HANCOCK. Will Smith goes against type as slacker superhero, getting help from PR guy Jason Bateman. Starts strong, but turns weird, grim, off-putting. (PG) C+

THE HAPPENING. When toxins hit Philly, Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel head for the hills. Not much horror, drama, in M. Night Shyamalan's latest. (R) C

KIT KITTRIDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL. Cub reporter (Abigail Breslin) crusades for scapegoated hobos. Wholesome, but a bit stiff. (G) B-

REFUSENIK. Powerful documentary charts Soviet Jews' long battle to win the right to leave their oppressive country. (Unrated) A- (Wire services)

SEX AND THE CITY. A wrap-it-all-up valentine to fans of the erstwhile show, but a chore to the uninitiated. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis, Cynthia Nixon. (R) B

SURFWISE. Riveting documentary of the bohemian Paskowitz clan and their passion for waves. (R) B+ (Wire services)

WALL-E. This Pixar gem is probably the sweetest movie ever made about humans destroying the earth. Sweet, but not saccharine. (G) A-

WAR, INC. John Cusack's scorched earth political comedy feels like its time has either come, gone, or we're in the middle of it. (R) C- (Wire services)

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?A gloomy little movie about a dying father (Jim Broadbent) and the son (Colin Firth) who must come to terms with him. (PG-13) B (Wire services)