This week in theaters we have neighbors, nice guys and angry birds. If you're looking for some raunchy fun, check out the R-rated comedies "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" and Shane Black's "The Nice Guys". For those looking to take the kids out to see a movie, you can opt for "The Angry Birds Movie", an animated feature with a bad attitude. And, for anyone looking for something a little softer, the indie romantic comedy "Maggie's Plan" is looking pretty good and it's now out in limited release. More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
NEIGHBORS 2: SORORITY RISING
Official Synopsis
Now that Mac (Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Byrne) have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they’d reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than Teddy (Efron) and his brothers ever dreamed of being.
Tired of their school’s sexist, restrictive system, the unorthodox ladies of Kappa Nu have decided to start a house where they can do whatever the hell they want. When Shelby (Moretz) and her sisters, Beth (Kiersey Clemons) and Nora (Beanie Feldstein), find the perfect place just off campus, they won’t let the fact that it’s located on a quiet street stand in their way of parties as epic as the guys throw.
Forced to turn to the one ex-neighbor with the skills to bring down the new Greeks next door, the Radners—alongside best friends Jimmy (Ike Barinholtz) and Paula (Carla Gallo)—bring in charismatic Teddy as their secret weapon. If he can infiltrate the sorority and charm his way through it, the thirtysomethings will shutter the Kappas’ home. But if they think that their neighbors are going down without a fight, they have severely underestimated the power of youthful ingenuity and straight-up crazy.
Film Details
- Starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Selena Gomez, Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiersey Clemons, Beanie Feldstein, Lisa Kudrow, Ike Barinholtz, Carla Gallo
- Director: Nicholas Stoller
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 92 min.
- Rating: R for crude sexual content including brief graphic nudity, language throughout, drug use and teen partying
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 63% (76 fresh, 44 rotten, score: 5.8/10).
- Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (18 positive, 15 mixed, 4 negative).
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THE NICE GUYS
Official Synopsis
“The Nice Guys” takes place in 1970s Los Angeles, when down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Gosling) and hired leg-breaker Jackson Healy (Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
Film Details
- Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Kim Basinger, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, Yvonne Zima, Ty Simpkins
- Director: Shane Black
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Running Time: 116 min.
- Rating: R for violence, sexuality, nudity, language and brief drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 90% (108 fresh, 12 rotten, score: 7.5/10).
- Metacritic: 70 out of 100 (39 positive, 5 mixed, 1 negative).
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THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE
Official Synopsis
In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we'll finally find out why the birds are so angry. The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds--or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.
Film Details
- Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Sean Penn, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Hader, Kate McKinnon
- Director: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly
- Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
- Running Time: 97 min.
- Rating: PG for rude humor and action
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 43% (49 fresh, 65 rotten, score: 5.0/10).
- Metacritic: 43 out of 100 (7 positive, 5 mixed, 13 negative).
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MAGGIE'S PLAN
Official Synopsis
Maggie Hardin (Greta Gerwig) is a vibrant and practical thirty-something New Yorker working in education, who without success in finding love, decides now is the time to have a child on her own. But when she meets John Harding (Ethan Hawke), an anthropology professor and struggling novelist, Maggie falls in love for the first time, and adjusts her plans for motherhood. Complicating matters, John is in an unhappy marriage with Georgette Harding (Julianne Moore), an ambitious academic who is driven by her work. With some help from Maggie's best friends, married couple Tony (Bill Hader) and Felicia (Maya Rudolph), Maggie sets in motion a new plan that intertwines their lives and connects them in surprising and humorous ways. Maggie learns that sometimes destiny should be left to its own devices.
Film Details
- Starring: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel
- Director: Rebecca Miller
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 98 min.
- Rating: R for language and some sexuality
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 77% (24 fresh, 7 rotten, score: 6.7/10).
- Metacritic: 75 out of 100 (16 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
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