Read Common Sense Media's A Wrinkle in Time review, age rating, and parents guide. That said, the movie does -- like Meg's experience with time-and-space travel -- have some distinctly bumpy patches. The pacing is uneven: The setup feels rushed, and, unlike Calvin and Meg's relationship in.
It's a very linear story which already was very cinematic and could easily translate itself from page to screen. This movie is so bad that I felt compelled to write a review. I did not see any review or trailer and had moderate expectation due to Chris Pine and Reese. "A Wrinkle In Time," about three children and three magical beings trying to locate a missing physicist and stop evil from overwhelming the universe, is as dislocated from the current moviegoing moment as its human heroes are from their lives back on earth.
The movie adaptation, directed by Ava DuVernay from a screenplay by Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell, has been a long time coming, and it arrives in Mine was, once or twice, though I would describe the overall experience as satisfaction rather than awe. "A Wrinkle in Time," faithful to the affirmative. A Wrinkle in Time is a weird story. Though it appears to be your typical fantasy film aimed at kids, there is a lot more going on when it comes to the mythology In fact, it makes A Wrinkle in Time feel less bombastic. We get the sense that the movie really wants us to get into Meg's head before all the. A Wrinkle in Time is filled with expensive visual effects that do not resonate. DuVernay's empowerment overreach sadly deflates wonder.
Trailer A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time is sorely in need of a different edit. This film could have worked if the darker sci-fi themes were more present. I am all for girl power.
Ava DuVernay's charming, spirited, Oprah-fied version of A Wrinkle in Time arrives as the victim of its own hype. A Wrinkle in Time is no masterpiece. But it still has a wrinkle or two of its own that families can unpack and discuss. But in comparison to the book's clear Christian themes, the movie's message feels overly light and perhaps a bit dispiriting.