Movies opening this week in theaters:
- MALEFICENT (Walt Disney Pictures / PG / Wide)
- A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST (Universal Pictures / R / Wide)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
MALEFICENT
Official Synopsis
"Maleficent" explores the untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the classic "Sleeping Beauty" and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent cruelly places an irrevocable curse upon the human king's newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human kingdom that holds her legacy. Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds forever.
Film Details
- Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Sam Riley
- Director: Robert Stromberg
- Genre: Fantasy, Family, Adventure
- Running Time: 97 min.
- Rating: PG for sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 51% (74 fresh, 72 rotten, score: 5.7/10).
- Metacritic: 56 out of 100 (18 positive, 20 mixed, 3 negative).
Trailers, Clips, Posters and More
A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST
Official Synopsis
Seth MacFarlane directs, produces, co-writes and plays the role of the cowardly sheep farmer Albert in A Million Ways to Die in the West. After Albert backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. But when her husband, a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test. Starring alongside MacFarlane are Oscar (R) winner Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman and Neil Patrick Harris. MacFarlane reunites many of the filmmakers behind Universal and MRC's hit film Ted including Scott Stuber (Bluegrass Films) and Jason Clark who produce, and Wellesley Wild and Alec Sulkin who co-wrote the script.
Film Details
- Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris, Sarah Silverman
- Director: Seth MacFarlane
- Genre: Comedy, Western
- Running Time: 116 min.
- Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content, language throughout, some violence and drug material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 33% (50 fresh, 101 rotten, score: 4.9/10).
- Metacritic: 44 out of 100 (11 positive, 17 mixed, 12 negative).