Women are leading the assault this Mother's Day weekend in theaters. We have the comedy "Life of the Party" starring Melissa McCarthy, the thriller "Breaking In" starring Gabrielle Union, and in limited release we find the violent French thriller "Revenge" starring Matilda Lutz ("Rings"). Another film out now in select theaters is the drama "Beast", formerly titled "Jersey Affair" starring Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn.
Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
LIFE OF THE PARTY
Official Synopsis
When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (McCarthy) turns regret into re-set by going back to college...landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna-now Dee Rock-embraces freedom, fun and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
Film Details
- Director: Ben Falcone
- Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan, Adria Arjona, Julie Bowen, Stephen Root, Maya Rudolph, Luke Benward, Sarah Baker, Molly Gordon, Jacki Weaver
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 105 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sexual material, drug content and partying
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 40% (5.2 fresh, 38 rotten, score: 5.2/10)
- Metacritic: 48 out of 100 (7 positive, 14 mixed, 5 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 67% (3.5/5 rating from 531 users)
- Metacritic: N/A
- IMDb: 4.7/10 (304 votes)
BREAKING IN
Official Synopsis
Next Mother's Day, Gabrielle Union stars as a woman who will stop at nothing to rescue her two children being held hostage in a house designed with impenetrable security. No trap, no trick and especially no man inside can match a mother with a mission when she is determined on Breaking In.
Film Details
- Director: James McTeigue
- Starring: Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke, Richard Cabral, Aijona Alexus, Seth Carr
- Genre: Thriller
- Running Time: 88 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for violence, menace, bloody images, sexual references, and brief strong language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 30% (11 fresh, 26 rotten, score: 4.1/10)
- Metacritic: 40 out of 100 (1 positive, 11 mixed, 6 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 36% (3.1/5 rating from 218 users)
- Metacritic: N/A
- IMDb: 4.7/10 (106 votes)
REVENGE
Official Synopsis
Jen (fearlessly embodied by Matilda Lutz, Rings) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly--and viciously--intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, Jen survives and reemerges with a relentless, wrathful intent: revenge. A white-knuckle tale of transgression and transformation, REVENGE gloriously blurs the lines of vengeance and survival while simultaneously delivering a ferocious dissection of gender and genre.
Film Details
- Director: Coralie Fargeat
- Starring: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, Guillaume Bouchède
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Running Time: 108 min.
- Rating: R for strong bloody gruesome violence, a rape, sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 91% (49 fresh, 5 rotten, score: 7.2/10)
- Metacritic: 81 out of 100 (19 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 61% (3.7/5 rating from 433 users)
- Metacritic: N/A
- IMDb: 6.3/10 (1,070 votes)
BEAST
Official Synopsis
Moll is 27 and still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her and too beholden to her family to break away. When she meets Pascal, a free-spirited stranger, a whole new world opens up to her and she begins to feel alive for the first time, falling madly in love. Finally breaking free from her family, Moll moves in with Pascal to start a new life. But when he is arrested as the key suspect in a series of brutal murders, she is left isolated and afraid. Choosing to stand with him against the suspicions of the community, Moll finds herself forced to make choices that will impact her life forever.
Film Details
- Director: Michael Pearce
- Starring: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan Gravelle
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 107 min.
- Rating: R
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 91% (53 fresh, 5 rotten, score: 7.4/10)
- Metacritic: 73 out of 100 (13 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 84% (4.0/5 rating from 247 users)
- Metacritic: N/A
- IMDb: 7.1/10 (825 votes)
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