Movies opening this week in theaters:
- KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (20th Century Fox / R / Wide)
- FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (Focus Features / R / Wide)
- WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (Paladin Pictures / Unrated / Limited)
- THE LAST 5 YEARS (Radius-TWC / PG-13 / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
Official Synopsis
Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass, X-Men First Class), Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Film Details
- Starring: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong, Mark Hamill, Sofia Boutella
- Director: Matthew Vaughn
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Adventure
- Running Time: 129 min.
- Rating: R for sequences of strong violence, language and some sexual content
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 68% (91 fresh, 42 rotten, score: 6.4/10).
- Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (19 positive, 10 mixed, 5 negative).
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
Official Synopsis
E.L. James' kinky best-seller gets the big screen treatment with this Universal Pictures/Focus Features co-production. The steamy tale details a masochistic relationship between a college student and a businessman, whose desires for extreme intimacy pen from secrets in his past.
Film Details
- Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Marcia Gay Harden, Victor Rasuk, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora, Callum Keith Rennie
- Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Running Time: 125 min.
- Rating: R for strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic nudity, and for language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 28% (40 fresh, 101 rotten, score: 4.2/10).
- Metacritic: 47 out of 100 (9 positive, 25 mixed, 7 negative).
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Official Synopsis
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS chronicles the adventures of four vampire roommates trying to get by in a modern world that's not always hospitable to the undead. Clement and Waititi, creators of the HBO hit series "Flight of the Conchords," co-wrote, co-directed, and co-star in this hilarious send-up in which an endearingly unhip quartet of friends reveal to us or, rather, to the documentary crew that's filming them, the details of their daily-make that nightly-routine. Ranging in age from 183 to 8,000, and in appearance from adorably youthful to Nosferatu-crusty, they squabble over household chores, struggle to keep up with the latest trends in technology and fashion, antagonize the local werewolves, cruise clubs for lovely ladies, and deal with the rigors of living on a very, very strict diet. The film also stars Rhys Darby, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Stu Rutherford, and Jackie Van Beek, and was produced by Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley and Emanuel Michael.
Film Details
- Starring: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh, Stuart Rutherford, Rhys Darby, Ben Fransham
- Director: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
- Genre: Comedy, Horror
- Running Time: 86 min.
- Rating: Unrated
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 93% (65 fresh, 5 rotten, score: 7.6/10).
- Metacritic: 72 out of 100 (18 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).
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THE LAST 5 YEARS
Official Synopsis
In this adaptation of the hit musical, The Last Five Years is a musical deconstruction of a love affair and a marriage taking place over a five year period. Jamie (Jordan), a young, talented up-and-coming Jewish novelist falls in love with Cathy (Kendrick), a Shiksa Goddess and struggling actress. Their story is told almost entirely through song. All of Cathy's songs begin at the end of their marriage and move backwards in time to the beginning of their love affair, while Jamie's songs start at the beginning of their affair and move forward to the end of their marriage. They meet in the center when Jamie proposes.
Film Details
- Starring: Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Meg Hudson, Natalie Knepp
- Director: Richard LaGravenese
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Running Time: 94 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sexual material, brief strong language and a drug image
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 59% (23 fresh, 16 rotten, score: 6.2/10).
- Metacritic: 63 out of 100 (10 positive, 7 mixed, 0 negative).