Pleasantville

(New Line)

Nerdy David (Tobey Maguire), who seeks solace from the dysfunctional '90s in reruns of Pleasantville, a Father Knows Best-like sit-com from the '50s, gets zapped back into the black-and-white world of the series, along with his cooler sister Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon). And when the teens introduce the residents to the forbidden fruits of sex and knowledge, they inadvertently change the town for better and worse. Like the town, Gary Ross's film is a lovely place to visit, but the premise is more inspired than its execution.