Friday, Mel Gibson's comeback joint, The Beaver, opens at The Grand Cinema. Should you see it, even though it didn't do so hot last weekend at the box office? Should you get caught up in the public excitement that comes from anything related to Mel Gibson, not to mention anything with the word "beaver" in the title? Or, do you resist the urge, because humanity really shouldn't be won over by someone of Gibson's ilk simply because they don a hand puppet? It's a tough call. ...

[The Grand Cinema, 2:45, 7:05 and 9:10 p.m., 606 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma, 253.593.4474]