Movies opening this week in theaters:
- PADDINGTON (The Weinstein Company / PG / Wide)
- THE WEDDING RINGER (Sony Screen Gems / R / Wide)
- BLACKHAT (Universal Studios / R / Wide)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
PADDINGTON
Official Synopsis
From the beloved novels by Michael Bond and producer David Heyman (HARRY POTTER), PADDINGTON tells the story of the comic misadventures of a young Peruvian bear (voiced by Firth) who travels to the city in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kindly Brown family who read the label around his neck that says "Please look after this bear. Thank you," and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.
Film Details
- Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Imelda Staunton
- Director: Paul King
- Genre: Comedy, Family
- Running Time: 95 min.
- Rating: PG for mild action and rude humor
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 98% (96 fresh, 2 rotten, score: 7.9/10).
- Metacritic: 77 out of 100 (32 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
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THE WEDDING RINGER
Official Synopsis
Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
Film Details
- Starring: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Jorge Garcia, Affion Crockett, Jenifer Lewis, Mimi Rogers, Olivia Thirlby
- Director: Jeremy Garelick
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Running Time: 101 min.
- Rating: R for crude and sexual content, language throughout, some drug use and brief graphic nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 31% (14 fresh, 32 rotten, score: 4.4/10).
- Metacritic: 32 out of 100 (3 positive, 6 mixed, 11 negative).
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BLACKHAT
Official Synopsis
Set within the world of global cybercrime, Legendary's Blackhat follows a furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners as they hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.
Film Details
- Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Wei Tang, Leehom Wang,
- Director: Michael Mann
- Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
- Running Time: 133 min.
- Rating: R for violence and some language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 31% (28 fresh, 62 rotten, score: 4.7/10).
- Metacritic: 49 out of 100 (13 positive, 10 mixed, 9 negative).