Just as his last film “He Got Game” suffered from trying to do and show too much, “Summer of Sam” suffers from the same diffuse focus. John Leguizamo gives the acting performance of his career here, almost making us forget “The Pest.” He plays Vinny, a philandering hairdresser who believes the Son of Sam intends to make him his next victim. Mira Sorvino (doing her Marisa Tomei shtick here) plays his long-suffering, waitress-wife who wants nothing more than to keep her hubby happy and at home. Adrien Brody plays Vinny’s best bud Ritchie, an aspiring punk rock star who earns his bread dancing in a gay porn palace. We watch as fear and paranoia turn friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor. But it’s never really clear what Lee is trying to say or teach us.

Although the scandal deals with Sir Robert (Jeremy Northam), the movie centers on Rupert Everett’s playboy aristocrat Lord Goring. While the whole world wants Goring to settle down, he has more serious matters to deal with — such as how to stop the conniving and sexually mischievous Lady Cheveley (Julianne Moore) from blackmailing his best friend’s political career.

Based on a play by Oscar Wilde, “An Ideal Husband” has a remarkably contemporary feel. Besides being a highly intelligent antidote to the summer’s lowest common denominator blockbusters, the movie boasts wonderful performances. Everett steals the show, but he gets a run for his money from Minnie Driver (as Mabel, a possible solution to his need to be married) and the wonderful Cate Blanchett as Gertrude, Sir Robert’s loving and supportive wife. If British period movies are your cup of tea, this one will have you cheering.

Rude, crude and infused with verbal and visual sexual content, “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” is mostly hilarious. And the movie’s musical numbers are inspired and vitriolic simultaneously.

All about our nation’s current need to blame someone — anyone — outside the home for the deterioration of children’s behavior, “South Park” is guaranteed to offend everyone at least once. If you can take your social satire pointed but puerile, “South Park” will also have you laughing.