Short takes

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-

BATTLE FOR HADITHA. Documentary filmmaker Nick Bromfield's fictionalized account of the military mess. (Not rated) B (Wire services)

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

THE COUNTERFEITERS. Oscar-winning, based-on-fact drama about a counterfeiting ring run out of World War II German prison camp. (Not rated) B+ (Wire services)

THE FALL. An injured silent movie stunt man tries to entertain an injured girl with an adventure story. Visually exciting, narratively weak. (R) B(Wire services)

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)

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL. Jilted guy (Jason Segel) ends up at same resort hotel as his ex (Kristen Bell). Ungainly, but lots of bawdy laughs in the Judd Apatow style. (R) B

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

IRON MAN. Playboy inventor (Robert Downey Jr.) builds militarized body armor suit, becomes superhero. Fun, uptempo version of the Marvel comic. Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow. (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

NOISE. Tim Robbins stars as a troubled man with a serious aversion to car alarms. Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt. (R) B-

OSS 117: CAIRO NEST OF SPIES. Politically incorrect French spy farce good enough that a sequel is already in the works. (Not rated) B+ (Wire services)

ROMAN DE GARE. Veteran French director Claude Lelouch spins another cat-and-mouse yarn, but it's not up to his best work. Fanny Ardant. (R) C+ (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 Catrall, Kristen Davis, Cynthia Nixon. (R) B

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 "Taxi to the Dark Side." (R) C-

THE STRANGERS. Some OK atmospherics in this chiller about a woman (Liv Tyler) terrorized in rural home, but ultimately the iconography and sadism are familiar. (R) C

THE VISITOR. Quirky, often funny story of widower (Richard Jenkins) who befriends immigrant squatters. From writer-director Tom McCarthy.(PG) B

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

YOUNG @ HEART. Inspiring documentary about a choir of seniors who rock. (PG) A- (Jonathan Takiff)