This week is light on major new releases. The only wide release is the 40th Anniversary re-release of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", but there are some interesting new films coming out in select theaters, among them the period drama "Tulip Fever", the comedy sequel "Goon: The Last of the Enforcers", the romantic comedy "The Layover" and the thriller "Unlocked".
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
TULIP FEVER
Official Synopsis
In 17th Century Amsterdam, an orphaned girl (Alicia Vikander) is forcibly married to a rich and powerful merchant (Christoph Waltz) - an unhappy "arrangement" that saves her from poverty. After her husband commissions a portrait, she begins a passionate affair with the painter (Dane DeHaan), a struggling young artist. Seeking to escape the merchant's ever-reaching grasp, the lovers risk everything and enter the frenzied tulip bulb market, with the hope that the right bulb will make a fortune and buy their freedom.
Film Details
- Director: Justin Chadwick
- Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Christoph Waltz, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger,
Zach Galifianakis, Judi Dench, Tom Hollander, Cara Delevingne
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Running Time: 107 min.
- Rating: R for sexual content and nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 12% (3 fresh, 23 rotten, score: 4.3/10)
- Metacritic: 38 out of 100 (3 positive, 7 mixed, 4 negative).
GOON: LAST OF THE ENFORCERS
Official Synopsis
After one too many injuries, hockey enforcer Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott) is forced to give up his aspirations of going to the big show and settle into a buttoned down career as an insurance salesman at the urging of his pregnant wife Eva (Alison Pill). However, Doug can't resist the siren call of the Highlanders, so he sets course to reclaim his former glory.
Film Details
- Director: Jay Baruchel
- Starring: Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Liev Schreiber, T.J. Miller, Marc-André Grondin, Wyatt Russell, Kim Coates, Elisha Cuthbert, Callum Keith Rennie, Jay Baruchel
- Genre: Comedy, Sport
- Running Time: 101 min.
- Rating: R for pervasive language, crude sexual content and bloody sports violence
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 47% (16 fresh, 18 rotten, score: 5.2/10)
- Metacritic: 50 out of 100 (5 positive, 4 mixed, 4 negative).
THE LAYOVER
Official Synopsis
When their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning, two single female best friends (Alexandra Daddario, Kate Upton) find themselves competing for the same guy (Matt Barr) during an extended layover in St. Louis.
Film Details
- Director: William H. Macy
- Starring: Kate Upton, Alexandra Daddario, Matt Barr, Kal Penn, Matt Jones, Rob Corddry, Molly Shannon
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 88 min.
- Rating: R for language throughout, sexual content and some drug material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 0% (0 fresh, 13 rotten, score: 2.1/10)
- Metacritic: 15 out of 100 (0 positive, 0 mixed, 7 negative).
UNLOCKED
Official Synopsis
After failing to apprehend the terrorist behind a Paris attack that claimed dozens of lives, CIA agent Alice Racine (Noomi Rapace) is forced to live in London as a caseworker. Unexpectedly, she is called back into action by her mentor, Eric Lasch (Michael Douglas), when the CIA discovers intel of another imminent attack. While "unlocking" the suspect, Alice discovers that the classified information she has uncovered has been compromised. Running for her life, Alice turns to ex-soldier Jack (Orlando Bloom) to prevent a lethal biological attack on the citizens of London.
Film Details
- Director: Michael Apted
- Starring: Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom, Toni Collette, Michael Douglas, John Malkovich
- Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
- Running Time: 98 min.
- Rating: R for violence and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 24% (10 fresh, 32 rotten, score: 4.3/10)
- Metacritic: 46 out of 100 (2 positive, 12 mixed, 1 negative).
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