This week we have three new wide releases. First, there's the comedy sequel "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2" which has been mauled (I love that word) by critics. Then we have the online chat slasher thriller "Unfriended" which has been getting mostly favorable reviews. And last, but not least, we have the Stalin-era thriller "Child 44" starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman, which was banned in Russia. As far as limited releases go, the most notable is the fact-based drama "True Story" starring James Franco and Jonah Hill. More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2
Official Synopsis
After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers.
Film Details
- Starring: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Eduardo Verástegui, Neal McDonough, Daniella Alonso, D.B. Woodside
- Director: Andy Fickman
- Genre: Comedy, Action
- Running Time: 94 min.
- Rating: PG for some violence
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 0% (0 fresh, 22 rotten, score: 2.2/10).
- Metacritic: 20 out of 100 (0 positive, 2 mixed, 6 negative).
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TRUE STORY
Official Synopsis
When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) meets accused killer Christian Longo (James Franco) - who has taken on Finkel's identity - his investigation morphs into an unforgettable game of cat-and-mouse. Based on actual events, Finkel's relentless pursuit of Longo's true story encompasses murder, love, deceit and redemption.
Film Details
- Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, Gretchen Mol, Ethan Suplee, Robert John Burke, Betty Gilpin
- Director: Rupert Goold
- Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Running Time: 100 min.
- Rating: R for language and some disturbing material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 48% (42 fresh, 45 rotten, score: 5.7/10).
- Metacritic: 50 out of 100 (15 positive, 19 mixed, 5 negative).
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UNFRIENDED
Official Synopsis
Unfriended unfolds over a teenager's computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier.
Film Details
- Starring: Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson, Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm, Will Peltz, Renee Olstead
- Director: Levan Gabriadze
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Running Time: 82 min.
- Rating: R for violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and drug and alcohol use - all involving teens
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 66% (43 fresh, 22 rotten, score: 6.1/10).
- Metacritic: 61 out of 100 (14 positive, 8 mixed, 3 negative).
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CHILD 44
Official Synopsis
A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, CHILD 44 chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov [Tom Hardy], who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa [Noomi Rapace], as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov [Gary Oldman] to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up enforced by Leo's psychopathic rival Vasili [Joel Kinnaman], who insists "There is no crime in Paradise.
Film Details
- Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke, Vincent Cassel
- Director: Daniel Espinosa
- Genre: Drama, Thriller
- Running Time: 137 min.
- Rating: R for violence, some disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 27% (12 fresh, 32 rotten, score: 4.6/10).
- Metacritic: 41 out of 100 (2 positive, 14 mixed, 6 negative).
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