This weekend in theaters we have three new wide releases. For the gamers we have a new videogame adaptation, "Hitman: Agent 47" starring Rupert Friend. Just don't ask how good it is. For the horror fans we have the sequel "Sinister 2". Likewise, don't ask how good it is. And for the R-rated action/comedy crowd we have "American Ultra" starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. This one is actually pretty good. In limited release there's the new Peter Bogdanovich comedy "She's Funny That Way", which might not be the filmmaker's finest creation but it does boast a great cast and a warm feeling of nostalgia.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
HITMAN: AGENT 47
Official Synopsis
HITMAN: AGENT 47 centers on an elite assassin who was genetically engineered from conception to be the perfect killing machine, and is known only by the last two digits on the barcode tattooed on the back of his neck. He is the culmination of decades of research - and forty-six earlier Agent clones -- endowing him with unprecedented strength, speed, stamina and intelligence. His latest target is a mega-corporation that plans to unlock the secret of Agent 47's past to create an army of killers whose powers surpass even his own. Teaming up with a young woman who may hold the secret to overcoming their powerful and clandestine enemies, 47 confronts stunning revelations about his own origins and squares off in an epic battle with his deadliest foe.
Film Details
- Starring: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Thomas Kretschmann, Ciaran Hinds, Emilio Rivera, Alex Young
- Director: Aleksander Bach
- Genre: Action, Thriller
- Running Time: 96 min.
- Rating: R for sequences of strong violence, and some language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 7% (5 fresh, 62 rotten, score: 3.6/10).
- Metacritic: 29 out of 100 (2 positive, 6 mixed, 14 negative).
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SINISTER 2
Official Synopsis
The sequel to the 2012 sleeper hit horror movie. In the aftermath of the shocking events in "Sinister," a protective mother (Shannyn Sossamon of "Wayward Pines") and her 9-year-old twin sons (real-life twins Robert and Dartanian Sloan) find themselves in a rural house marked for death.
Film Details
- Starring: Shannyn Sossamon, Robert and Dartanian Sloan, James Ransone, Tate Ellington, Nicholas King
- Director: Ciarán Foy
- Genre: Horror
- Running Time: 97 min.
- Rating: R for strong violence, bloody and disturbing images, and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 13% (6 fresh, 42 rotten, score: 3.8/10).
- Metacritic: 30 out of 100 (0 positive, 6 mixed, 7 negative).
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AMERICAN ULTRA
Official Synopsis
American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike (Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
Film Details
- Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Walton Goggins, Connie Britton, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Tony Hale
- Director: Nima Nourizadeh
- Genre: Action, Comedy
- Running Time: 95 min.
- Rating: R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, drug use and some sexual content
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 46% (46 fresh, 53 rotten, score: 5.6/10).
- Metacritic: 50 out of 100 (9 positive, 19 mixed, 2 negative).
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SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY
Official Synopsis
From renowned director Peter Bogdanovich, SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY is a screwball comedy featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production. When established director Arnold Albertson (Owen Wilson) casts his call girl-turned-actress Isabella "Izzy" Patterson (Imogen Poots) in a new play to star alongside his wife Delta (Kathryn Hahn) and her ex-lover Seth Gilbert (Rhys Ifans), a zany love tangle forms with hilarious twists. Jennifer Aniston plays Izzy's therapist Jane, who is consumed with her own failing relationship with Arnold's playwright Joshua Fleet (Will Forte), who is also developing a crush on Izzy.
Film Details
- Starring: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, Rhys Ifans, Will Forte, Cybill Shepherd, Debi Mazar
- Director: Peter Bogdanovich
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 93 min.
- Rating: R for some language including sexual references
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 34% (20 fresh, 38 rotten, score: 5.1/10).
- Metacritic: 44 out of 100 (5 positive, 11 mixed, 6 negative).
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