Movies opening this week in theaters:
- RED 2 (Lionsgate Films/ PG-13)
- THE CONJURING (Warner Bros. Pictures / R)
- R.I.P.D (Universal Pictures / PG-13)
- TURBO (DreamWorks Animation / PG)
Read more about each movie after the jump.
RED 2
Official Synopsis
In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.
Film Details
- Starring: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Byung-hun Lee, Neal McDonough, David Thewlis, Brian Cox,
- Director: Dean Parisot
- Genre: Action, Comedy
- Running Time: 116 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for pervasive action and violence including frenetic gunplay, and for some language and drug material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 40% (36 fresh, 55 rotten, score: 5.4/10).
- Metacritic: 47 out of 100 (8 positive, 18 mixed, 5 negative).
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THE CONJURING
Official Synopsis
Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. Based on a true story, “The Conjuring” tells the horrifying tale of how world-renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Film Details
- Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livignston, Mackenzie Foy, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland
- Director: James Wan
- Genre: Horror
- Running Time: 112 min.
- Rating: R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 85% (91 fresh, 16 rotten, score: 7.2/10).
- Metacritic: 68 out of 100 (25 positive, 7 mixed, 1 negative).
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R.I.P.D.
Official Synopsis
Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds headline the 3D supernatural action-adventure R.I.P.D. as two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side.
Veteran sheriff Roy Pulsifer (Bridges) has spent his career with the legendary police force known as R.I.P.D. tracking monstrous spirits who are cleverly disguised as ordinary people. His mission? To arrest and bring to justice a special brand of criminals trying to escape final judgment by hiding among the unsuspecting on Earth.
Once the wise-cracking Roy is assigned former rising-star detective Nick Walker (Reynolds) as his junior officer, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, two of R.I.P.D.’s finest must miraculously restore the cosmic balance…or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way."
Film Details
- Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Mary-Louise Parker, Kevin Bacon, James Hong, Marisa Miller, Robert Knepper, Mike O'Malley
- Director: Robert Schwentke
- Genre: Action, Fantasy, Comedy
- Running Time: 96 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for violence, sci-fi/fantasy action, some sensuality, and language including sex references
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 11% (5 fresh, 39 rotten, score: 3.5/10).
- Metacritic: 26 out of 100 (0 positive, 4 mixed, 20 negative).
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TURBO
Official Synopsis
From the makers of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Turbo is a high-velocity 3D comedy about an underdog snail who kicks into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed. But after making fast friends with a crew of streetwise, tricked-out es-car-goes, Turbo learns that no one succeeds on their own. So he puts his heart and shell on the line to help his pals achieve their dreams, before Turbo-charging his own impossible dream: winning the Indy 500.
Film Details
- Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ken Jeong, Michael Pena, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz,
- Director: David Soren
- Genre: Animation, Family, Comedy
- Running Time: 96 min.
- Rating: PG for some mild action and thematic elements.
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 66% (46 fresh, 24 rotten, score: 6.0/10).
- Metacritic: 59 out of 100 (17 positive, 8 mixed, 1 negative).
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