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Friday, February 21, 2014

In Theaters: POMPEII, 3 DAYS TO KILL, THE WIND RISES

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Movies opening this week in theaters:

  • POMPEII (Sony Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)
  • 3 DAYS TO KILL (Relativity Media / PG-13 / Wide)
  • THE WIND RISES (Walt Disney Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.


POMPEII



Official Synopsis

Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

Film Details

  • Starring: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland, Carrie-Anne Moss, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jared Harris

  • Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

  • Genre: Action, Adventure

  • Running Time: 98 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for intense battle sequences, disaster-related action and brief sexual content


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 31% (22 fresh, 50 rotten, score: 4.6/10).
  • Metacritic: 42 out of 100 (5 positive, 10 mixed, 8 negative).




3 DAYS TO KILL



Official Synopsis

In this heart pounding action-thriller, Kevin Costner is a dangerous international spy, who is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter, whom he's previously kept at arm's length to keep out of danger. But first, he must complete one last mission- even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunting down the world's most ruthless terrorist and looking after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years, while his wife is out of town.

Film Details

  • Starring: Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld, Connie Nielsen, Amber Heard

  • Director: McG

  • Genre: Action, Crime

  • Running Time: 113 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sensuality and language


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 28% (15 fresh, 38 rotten, score: 4.3/10).
  • Metacritic: 40 out of 100 (4 positive, 9 mixed, 8 negative).

Trailers, Clips, Posters and More




THE WIND RISES



Official Synopsis

A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.

Film Details

  • Starring (English Language): Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, Werner Herzog, Jennifer Grey, William H. Macy

  • Director: Hayao Miyazaki

  • Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama

  • Running Time: 126 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for some disturbing images and smoking


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 88% (71 fresh, 10 rotten, score: 7.8/10).
  • Metacritic: 83 out of 100 (23 positive, 6 mixed, 0 negative).






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