The plots of this week’s DVDs have a wide range from an animated mad scientist to a video game turned feature film. This week is split down the middle with two flicks to rent and two to skip.

Rent it: The Express is the emotional sports drama about the first African American, Ernie Davis, to receive college football’s Heisman trophy. Davis played by Rob Brown is an extremely inspirational figure and tragically died of leukemia before his first NFL game. Dennis Quaid provides a great performance as the strict head coach, but overall, the movie is rather stiff and at least thirty minutes too long. However, it’s a fantastic story to be told and watched.

Rent it: Igor is an animated feature with an all-star cast: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Eddie Izzard and Molly Shannon. It didn’t get much recognition during its run in theaters, due primarily to comparisons to Pixar films like Cars and Wall-E. Igor is about a mad scientist’s assistant who dreams of being a scientist himself. Igor is clever and amusing with enough entertainment for both adults and children.

Skip it: Max Payne is an adaptation of Rockstar Games’ video game of the same name. Mark Wahlberg stars as a cop out for revenge to find those who are responsible for killing his family. Also, he hunts down the person who has been putting a hallucinogenic drug on the market. Although the film has some action, the plot is way too predictable and Mila Kunis plays a weak femme fatale. The special edition DVD comes with an animated graphic novel, filmmaker commentary and an hour long feature explaining the making of the film.

Skip it: Repo! The Genetic Opera is based by on a play by Darren Smith and Terence Zdunich. The goth-rock opera takes place in the year 2056, following the epidemic of human organ failure; the GeneCo Corporation owned by the Largo family grows and installs new organs on a massive scale. But if you cannot pay for your organ, Repo men can take the organ back. The movie has a unique premise to say the least, but it’s entirely too gross and bizarre to hold most people's interest.

 —Jessica Delli Santi