U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Dean Norris, Maddie Ziegler, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace
This film’s tone is so inconsistent as to cause whiplash and it frequently substitutes emotional manipulation for intelligence.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-04-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: James Ponsoldt
Cast: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Bill Paxton, Glenne Headly, Patton Oswalt, Ellar Coltrane
Has difficulty wedding its collage of ideas with a compelling narrative.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-04-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
Director: Zach Braff
Cast: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Matt Dillon, Joey King, John Ortiz, Kenan Thompson
At best made-for-TV quality with stars too big to allow it to go directly where it belongs.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Niki Caro
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Bruhl, Shira Haas
A missed opportunity to tell a powerful story.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-03-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ry Russo-Young
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Halston Sage, Medalion Rahimi, Cynthy Wu, Elena Kampouris, Jennifer Beals
Adopts an oh-so-serious tone and resorts to awkward melodrama to get the point across.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-17
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau
It’s baffling that so much talent could produce something this lackluster.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Horror
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth
Its greater ambitions don’t make it a better movie - just a longer and more pretentious one.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-02-03
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Drama
Director: Peter Chelsom
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino
What happens when a promising premise is betrayed by a dumbed-down, hackneyed screenplay.
U.S. Release Date: 2017-01-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: D.J. Caruso
Cast: Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Nina Dobrev, Rory McCann, Toni Collette, Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube
Cheesy enough to be viewed as a parody except nearly everyone involved seems to take it at least somewhat seriously.
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch, Megan Mullally, Griffin Gluck, Keegan-Michael Key
"Why Him?" contains its share of effective humor but suffers from malaises that infect many modern comedies.