MOVIE STUFF: "The Beaver" comes to Tacoma

By Matt Driscoll on June 14, 2011

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As I've mentioned before, sometimes as editor of the Weekly Volcano I'm faced with tough decisions. It comes with the job ... much like the stacks of promotional CDs and the complimentary bottle of office Scotch handed annually out during the Holidays.

This week, with Mel Gibson's comeback joint The Beaver opening at the Grand Cinema Friday, I've got another doozie on my lap. Do I run a review of The Beaver, even though the movie didn't do so hot last weekend, and soak up the public excitement that comes from running anything related to Mel Gibson, not to mention running anything with the word "Beaver" in the title? Or, do I resist the urge, because humanity really shouldn't be won over by someone of Gibson's ilk simply because he dons a hand puppet?

It's a tough call.

Or is it?

Either way, here's the trailer for The Beaver ...