Disney has released its live-action Winnie-the-Pooh movie "Christopher Robin" in theaters , but unlike most of the studio's re-imagined properties, this one received a mixed reception from critics. Other new wide releases are the R-rated action comedy "The Spy Who Dumped Me" starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon, and the sci-fi thriller "The Darkest Minds" based on the novel of the same name by Alexandra Bracken.
Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
Official Synopsis
In the heatwarming live action adventure "Disney's Christopher Robin," the young boy who loved embarking on adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with a band of spirited and loveable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside.
Film Details
- Director: Marc Forster
- Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Ronke Adekoluejo, Amanda Lawrence
- Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Running Time: 104 min.
- Rating: PG for some action
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 65% (53 fresh, 30 rotten, score: 6.1/10)
- Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (16 positive, 15 mixed, 0 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93% (4.6/5 rating from 1,084 users)
- Metacritic: 7.9/10 (7 positive, 3 mixed, 1 negative).
- IMDb: 8.1/10 (732 votes)
THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME
Official Synopsis
Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey's ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.
Film Details
- Director: Susanna Fogel
- Starring: Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux, Gillian Anderson
- Genre: Action, Comedy
- Running Time: 116 min.
- Rating: R for violence, language throughout, some crude sexual material and graphic nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 38% (27 fresh, 46 rotten, score: 4.9/10)
- Metacritic: 51 out of 100 (15 positive, 17 mixed, 4 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 82% (4.2/5 rating from 794 users)
- Metacritic: 6.9/10 (4 positive, 2 mixed, 1 negative).
- IMDb: 6.2/10 (474 votes)
THE DARKEST MINDS
Official Synopsis
When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.
Film Details
- Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, Harry Dickinson, Patrick Gibson
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Running Time: 105 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, and thematic elements
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 16% (8 fresh, 43 rotten, score: 4.0/10)
- Metacritic: 38 out of 100 (2 positive, 9 mixed, 10 negative).
Audience Reception
- Rotten Tomatoes: 67% (3.6/5 rating from 412 users)
- Metacritic: N/A
- IMDb: 5.3/10 (336 votes)
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