New in theaters this week we have the R-rated animated feature "Sausage Party" (parents beware), the more family-friendly Disney remake "Pete's Dragon", and the true story dramedy "Florence Foster Jenkins" featuring another knockout performance by Meryl Streep. Also, in limited release, the highly acclaimed action thriller "Hell or High Water" starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster and Jeff Bridges. More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
SAUSAGE PARTY
Official Synopsis
Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store. The film features the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s comedy stars – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.
Film Details
- Starring: Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, Salma Hayek
- Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
- Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Running Time: 89 min.
- Rating: R for strong crude sexual content, pervasive language, and drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 83% (89 fresh, 18 rotten, score: 7.0/10)
- Metacritic: 67 out of 100 (27 positive, 7 mixed, 1 negative).
"Sausage Party" breaks new ground by being the first ever R-rated CG animated feature, and a Pixar spoof of sorts. If you can take the offensive humor and buckets of profanity, the film has more substance than you might expect and unlike many similarly raunchy comedies, it isn't light on laughs.
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PETE'S DRAGON
Official Synopsis
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Film Details
- Starring: Oakes Fegley, Robert Redford, Bryce Dallas Howard, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence
- Director: David Lowery
- Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Running Time: 102 min.
- Rating: PG for action, peril and brief language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 86% (118 fresh, 20 rotten, score: 7.2/10)
- Metacritic: 72 out of 100 (27 positive, 10 mixed, 0 negative).
Disney's "Pete's Dragon" is a charming update of their 1977 classic that offers updated visual effects but also a surprising amount of heart, bringing back memories of other similar works of family fantasy films like "E.T" and "The Iron Giant".
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FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
Official Synopsis
Set in 1940s New York, Florence Foster Jenkins is the true story of the legendary New York heiress and socialite (Meryl Streep) who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The voice she heard in her head was beautiful, but to everyone else it was hilariously awful. Her “husband” and manager, St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), an aristocratic English actor, was determined to protect his beloved Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give a public concert at Carnegie Hall, St. Clair knew he faced his greatest challenge.
Film Details
- Starring: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, John Kavanagh, Nina Arianda
- Director: Stephen Frears
- Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Running Time: 110 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for brief suggestive material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 88% (128 fresh, 17 rotten, score: 7.1/10)
- Metacritic: 71 out of 100 (31 positive, 5 mixed, 2 negative).
"Florence Foster Jenkins" charmed critics with its mix of comedy and true story drama, as well as Meryl Streep's amazing performance. Some critics also mentioned that the film is somewhat uneven, but that it mostly fits with the titular character's stranger-than-fiction attributes.
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HELL OR HIGH WATER
Official Synopsis
Texas brothers--Toby (Chris Pine), and Tanner (Ben Foster), come together after years divided to rob branches of the bank threatening to foreclose on their family land. For them, the hold-ups are just part of a last-ditch scheme to take back a future that seemed to have been stolen from under them. Justice seems to be theirs, until they find themselves on the radar of Texas Ranger, Marcus (Jeff Bridges) looking for one last grand pursuit on the eve of his retirement, and his half-Comanche partner, Alberto (Gil Birmingham). As the brothers plot a final bank heist to complete their scheme, and with the Rangers on their heels, a showdown looms at the crossroads where the values of the Old and New West murderously collide.
Film Details
- Starring: Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey, Gil Birmingham
- Director: David Mackenzie
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Running Time: 102 min.
- Rating: R for some strong violence, language throughout and brief sexuality
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 99% (78 fresh, 1 rotten, score: 8.5/10)
- Metacritic: 86 out of 100 (34 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative).
"Hell or High Water" is a modern-day western and something of a masterpiece according to the critics. Featuring an amazing cast and solid writing and directing, this is one of 2016's most original and entertaining films.
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