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Cheesy enough to be viewed as a parody except nearly everyone involved seems to take it at least somewhat seriously.

Run Time: 2:00
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.

Run Time: 2:26
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.

Run Time: 1:39
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.

Run Time: 2:04
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.

At best made-for-TV quality with stars too big to allow it to go directly where it belongs.

Run Time: 1:50
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.

This film’s tone is so inconsistent as to cause whiplash and it frequently substitutes emotional manipulation for intelligence.

Run Time: 1:57
U.S. Release Date: 2017-07-21
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity, Brief Nudity, Birthing Scenes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Provost
Cast: Catherine Frot, Catherine Deneuve, Olivier Gourmet, Quentin Dolmaire

"The Midwife" has two things (and only two things) going for it: Catherine Frot and Catherine Deneuve.

The movie has its pleasures but not enough of them to make it worth the heavy time investment.