This Independence Day weekend the Hollywood made it simple by providing two blockbusters to choose from: prehistoric animals and gun-toting gangsters. And another romantic comedy from the My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s star.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the third installment in the Ice Age franchise. All of the prehistoric characters return as their lives have changed since Ice Age: Meltdown. Manny (Ray Romano) and Ellie (Queen Latifiah) are getting ready to start a mammoth family while Scrat (Chris Wedge) is still on the hunt for his beloved acorn. Although, now he must share his prize procession with his new lady squirrel, Scratte. Diego (Denis Leary) grows weary of being a domesticated saber-tooth tiger, so he wants to go out on his own. And Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo) wants to start his own family so he steals some dinosaur eggs for his own children. This leads to the discovery of the underground world where the dinosaurs live. There also is a new addition to the family, a weasel named Buck, who is played by Simon Pegg. The first two Ice Age films were creative, clever and above all unique. It seems a tough role to fill the third time around. However, this flick is sure to be a decent distraction for the family in between fireworks and barbeques.

Public Enemies is the crime drama based on the life of the notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), focuses on FBI agent Melvin Purvis’ (Christian Bale) pursuit and capture of Dillinger during the Great Depression. Marion Cotillard (La Vie en rose) plays Dillinger’s girlfriend. The film is based on Bryan Burrough’s non-fiction book Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and Birth of the FBI, 1933-34. Robert De Niro produced the film with Michael Mann directing. With all of this star power, the flick has the potential to be a shoot em’ up good time.

I Hate Valentine’s Day is written and directed by My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s Nia Vardalos, who also stars in the film as well. The romantic comedy takes place in Manhattan where florist (Vardalos) usually has a strict dating rule of no more than five dates per guy, finds herself bending the rule for a new restaurateur in town, played by John Corbett. This sounds extremely similar to her last film, My Life in Ruins, where she rediscovers love while working as a tour guide in Greece. Vardalos should consider a different role because this idea has already been done a thousand times.

—Jessica Delli Santi