This week in theaters, we have two new wide releases battling for the top spot. The first is the hip-hop biopic "Straight Outta Compton" which has been getting some solid reviews, and the second is Guy Ritchie's 1960s actioner "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." which received mostly mixed notices from critics. In limited release there's Noah Baumbach's indie comedy "Mistress America" starring Greta Gerwig, and the thriller "Return to Sender" starring Rosamund Pike in a role that critics are calling a phoned-in reprise of her "Gone Girl" performance. More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
Official Synopsis
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.
Film Details
- Starring: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Alexandra Shipp, Paul Giamatti
- Director: F. Gary Gray
- Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
- Running Time: 147 min.
- Rating: R for language throughout, strong sexuality/nudity, violence, and drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 87% (77 fresh, 12 rotten, score: 7.4/10).
- Metacritic: 71 out of 100 (26 positive, 9 mixed, 0 negative).
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THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
Official Synopsis
Henry Cavill ("Man of Steel") stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer ("The Social Network") as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie's "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.," a fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series. Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." centers on CIA agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin. Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.
Film Details
- Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Running Time: 116 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for action violence, some suggestive content, and partial nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 68% (98 fresh, 47 rotten, score: 6.2/10).
- Metacritic: 53 out of 100 (11 positive, 19 mixed, 4 negative).
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MISTRESS AMERICA
Official Synopsis
In MISTRESS AMERICA, Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister, Brooke (Greta Gerwig) - a resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town - she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke's alluringly mad schemes.
Film Details
- Starring: Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, Matthew Shear, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Heather Lind, Michael Chernus, Cindy Cheung, Kathryn Erbe
- Director: Noah Baumbach
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 84 min.
- Rating: R for language including some sexual references
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 78% (36 fresh, 10 rotten, score: 7.6/10).
- Metacritic: 76 out of 100 (21 positive, 4 mixed, 0 negative).
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RETURN TO SENDER
Official Synopsis
Miranda (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl) is a dedicated nurse, an exquisite cake maker and an impeccable friend. But when she agrees to a blind date and the wrong man comes to her door...her perfect world is shattered by a brutal assault. Even after her attacker, William (Shiloh Fernandez, Evil Dead), is convicted and locked away for the crime, Miranda can't overcome the fear and trauma enough to put her orderly life back together. Desperate for closure, she reaches out to William - first through letters, then prison visits - and slowly builds a relationship with him. But when William is paroled and comes looking for her, Miranda seizes the opportunity to exact revenge.
Film Details
- Starring: Rosamund Pike, Shiloh Fernandez, Nick Nolte, Rumer Willis, Illeana Douglas, Alexi Wasser
- Director: Fouad Mikati
- Genre: Thriller
- Running Time: 95 min.
- Rating: Unrated
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 9% (2 fresh, 21 rotten, score: 3.1/10).
- Metacritic: 24 out of 100 (0 positive, 2 mixed, 6 negative).
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