Review Embargo for "A Wrinkle In Time" Lifts and the Reception is Mixed

March 7th, 2018, 01:42 pm

Review Embargo for "A Wrinkle In Time" Lifts and the Reception is Mixed

A Wrinkle in Time reviews tesser between 'thrilling' and 'heartbreaking disappointment' https://t.co/qro6a2dd9W
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 7, 2018

– The social media embargo for the film lifted on February 27th, but not everyone who went to Disney's screening shared their thoughts, the buzz quieted down. People have been unsure if that was a good or bad thing, since these days it could either secretly 100% mean it was bad and people are relucant to criticize the film bc Disney or be part of a hollywood conspiracy to convince people it's good.
– Reception has been mixed. While most agree the film is beautiful to look at, criticisms specify flat pacing and pathos, lack of cohesive story, and awkward transitioning between action and visual effect set pieces. Headline descriptors range between "Radiant Miracle", "Disappointment," and "Gorgeous and Well Intentioned Mess".
– Is currently at 51% on Metacritic and 44% on Rotten Tomatoes.
– The general take seems to be it's a flawed but fun children's adventure film with an important heroine, one that Duvernay made to fill the space she didn't see for herself in science fiction and fantasy when she was young. Whether or not the film is for you extends from there.
– The film releases March 9th.

A Wrinkle in Time Early Reviews: A Gorgeous & Well-Intentioned Mess - https://t.co/2vOsnwZS5m pic.twitter.com/VxriOAXZuz
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) March 7, 2018

#AWrinkleInTime: First reactions from the premiere https://t.co/icKC3uPF01 pic.twitter.com/mdKkDQqgx2
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 27, 2018

Review: A Wrinkle In Time has gorgeous visuals, but stumbles on its story.https://t.co/YMGoXwcVjN pic.twitter.com/TJ9JGv8xNX
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) March 7, 2018

'A Wrinkle In Time' is a series of affirmations in search of a story https://t.co/ZQLGtbyDjZ
— Vince Mancini (@Filmdrunk) March 7, 2018

"A Wrinkle in Time" isn't a complete waste of time, but it's too flat and mundane to provide a consistently good one or conjure any magic @CNN https://t.co/dWPqCW3KTm
— Brian Lowry (@blowryontv) March 7, 2018

"A Wrinkle in Time has given children the gift of inclusivity, where nothing—not their gender, not their family history, not their hometown, and not their skin color—is a limitation to who they can become." My latest on Marie Claire on #WrinkleinTime : https://t.co/zgtpuM1HZ8
— Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) March 7, 2018

Review: A Wrinkle In Time tries to soar, but has trouble staying grounded.https://t.co/5vEWnbKfKY pic.twitter.com/rmYaPuwHOf
— io9 (@io9) March 7, 2018

“A Wrinkle in Time” is faithful to the affirmative, democratic intelligence of the book, our critic A.O. Scott writes https://t.co/4ISWz6dega
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) March 7, 2018

A WRINKLE IN TIME is a pretty good kids' movie. Adults maybe not as much. REVIEWED: https://t.co/adkC6SWBMN
— jesse (@rockmarooned) March 7, 2018

A Wrinkle in Time Review: Disney's Latest Is a Colossal Disappointment https://t.co/Qa3ezqxf5u pic.twitter.com/w0Qsx33Apx
— movieweb (@movieweb) March 7, 2018

A Wrinkle in Time review – Ava DuVernay's fantasy is a glittery disappointment https://t.co/31SK0QQ2Xo
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 7, 2018

.@ava's A WRINKLE IN TIME "is not a cynic’s film," writes April Wolfe (@AWolfeful) https://t.co/tmB59AFR1L
— The Village Voice (@villagevoice) March 7, 2018

'A Wrinkle in Time' review: Ava DuVernay fantasy is a stunnerhttps://t.co/x3ISmGtXFC
— Mashable (@mashable) March 7, 2018

A Wrinkle in Time is a disappointing mess with bursts of camp surrealism: EW review https://t.co/aqm9q6fAer
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) March 7, 2018

Review: Ava DuVernay's 'A Wrinkle In Time' Is A Radiant Miracle https://t.co/nBPv1rqiSt
— pajiba (pronounced with a long i) (@pajiba) March 7, 2018

I haven't seen A Wrinkle in Time. I don't know how it is! But dear lord, white dude critics, don't do this pic.twitter.com/Ed1qp1jduT
— Kristin Hunt (@kristin_hunt) March 7, 2018

Today at @slashfilm, I reviewed Disney's odd new film A Wrinkle in Time. It's weird, it's sometimes misguided, but I admired this movie all the same: https://t.co/2rIqhtEH5Y
— Josh Spiegel (@mousterpiece) March 7, 2018

I reviewed A Wrinkle in Time. Dig the visuals and its teen heroine but narrative lacks the substance to meet its style. https://t.co/eNO3ySqdbe pic.twitter.com/a6wrWozczi
— Brian Truitt (@briantruitt) March 7, 2018

A WRINKLE IN TIME is a big disappointment. https://t.co/6m3dHcKZ1e
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) March 7, 2018

"It’s a film ... that is so pure, to the extent it’s almost jarring to take in given all that’s going on in the world and how jaded we’ve allowed entertainment to become," writes @kpfallon of A @WrinkleInTime, directed by
none other than @ava https://t.co/CFkjJnfZoK
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 7, 2018

'A Wrinkle in Time' has a strong message for kids, but is plagued by a dragging story and lame special effects https://t.co/qCv7bMI2Ob pic.twitter.com/X9GwxC7vnB
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 7, 2018

#WrinkleInTime review: "A disappointment" https://t.co/XIlOsI2CPm pic.twitter.com/89EIHi5vl4
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 7, 2018

A Wrinkle in Time Review: Disney's Latest is a Beautiful Misfire - https://t.co/gZSCv6GG1E pic.twitter.com/SyPPszrt6R
— Screen Rant (@screenrant) March 7, 2018

'A #WrinkleInTime' turns a kids-lit classic into a personal blockbuster – one weird, wild and messy-as-hell adaptation. Our review https://t.co/ZpKCeITqD9 pic.twitter.com/p9TkVbNmMI
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) March 7, 2018

BGN Film Review: ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ https://t.co/rHDkbbeKeC
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) March 7, 2018

My little one’s official review of @WrinkleInTime: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #WrinkleInTime pic.twitter.com/SxaULtgbcZ
— Cori Murray (@corimurray) March 7, 2018

ONTD, are you going to see it? (the gif is here for no other reason then I think it's hilarious oprah looks like ansem from kingdom hearts)

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Tagged: ava duvernay, film - fantasy, film - science fiction, review

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None of the trailers made a lick of sense so I’m not surprised

mte

Yeah I was underwhelmed by the movie's look since the first teaser.

I was hoping the rest of it works well but guess not.

yeah i knew i was never gonna watch the film in the first place

I read the book when I was a kid and the only thing I remember from it is how confused I was over the plot not making any sense. I had hoped that the film would iron out the story a little bit but I guess that's not the case.

lol yeah I never read the book as a kid (although I LOVED the cover). I read it for the first time this fall and I was baffled as to why people liked this story because it was so terrible and went nowhere. The evil thing is just a giant brain? lol it was just so silly.

I was going to say, the book barely made any sense either.

I remember when the first trailer was discussed on here and it got 99% approval with everyone saying how fantastic is looked and I thought at the time, 'what are you looking at?' None of the trailers every looked like the film was going to deliver to me, so I'm not surprised by the critical reaction.

https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/106927986.html

That said, it could still be a hit with audiences. They don't pay attention to critics.

Edited at 2018-03-07 09:35 pm (UTC)

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yaaaas i'm gonna see it

I am going to see it, regardless of reviews.

the trailer for this came up before my screening of the last jedi and just from there i knew this film was going to be awful

I haven't seen it yet, but I want to

I have read the book fairly recently, and frankly, if the movie follows the book pretty closely (idk if that is the case), it wouldn't surprise me that it's not very cohesive and doesn't make a lot of sense. the book's like that too

mte, but at least the movie has pretty visuals. I think I'll like the movie better than the book, personally.

yaaa that had been a concern of mine from the getgo.

I still want to see it. I really want to read the book first though, if I ever get it from the library!

IDGAF. white men have been making movies WORST than this with budgets out of this world and yet they'll continue to do so.

if a POC or woman produces a decent film that's not above 90% on RT, its automatically terrible... goes to show the whole POC and women have to work 4 times as hard.

Yep. If this movie is just okay, people are going to say it's terrible. There wasn't really space for anything other than perfect or a mess. Which is why I still plan on seeing it and judging for myself.

this. still excited for this movie, still gonna go see it.

I’m mixed on this. On the one hand true about yt guys getting money they don’t deserve on the other hand I think we should want less bad films not more diversity in who gets to make bad films. If someone is a mediocre director they need to stop getting work.

Rofl people act like Ava Duvernay is the greatest living filmmaker based on very little. For critics to give this a bad review it must be really bad.

You would.

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Disney gave Guy Richie the Aladdin movie. Even if his two last movies flopped miserably these past couples of years.
But you know the excuses for this future mess will pour.

Edited at 2018-03-08 02:31 am (UTC)

I don't care if it's the worst movie ever, I'm still going to see it and support it.

Yup pretty much but I doubt it will be that bad

absolutely!

i do wonder if some of these reviewers went in with preconceived notions of what to expect re: "fantasy", and then wrote negative reviews reflecting that.

but i also did not like the trailers i saw. i will see the film because i love the book and dig the cast for the most part.

Edited at 2018-03-07 08:05 pm (UTC)

lol welp guess i can go into it expecting even less now. absolutely haaaated the book but still wanna see it just for the cast + ava

I'll throw money at it, out of principle. But I don't expect it to be good.

lol wut @ that Florida Project comparison. Now people will...hate...all children?? Even I wouldn't go quite that far.

I just reread the book (after totally not comprehending it in 4th grade) and I was disappointed; the mystery's kind of simplistic and convoluted at the same time, Charles Wallace is insufferably ~precocious and annoyed the hell out of me, and...seriously, why is Calvin even there. And the ending is so weird and abrupt. BUT I had medium-ish hopes for the movie because it's Ava and the visuals looked fun and it shouldn't have been that hard to adapt the story into something a little more cohesive.

Oh well. I'll still see it, I'm just def more excited for Thoroughbreds this weekend.

mte @ the florida project mention. those tweets are so fucking unnecessary. also two people saw the florida project so why is it even relevant here

I hope more than two saw it! It was excellent and the fact that it was only up for one Oscar is crazy, but the comparison here is just dumb.

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It's a joke ffs

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i ctrl F'd the florida project in this post and i don't see anything. what was the comparison?

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charles wallace was the worst omg

bluecid

that was my take away as well lol, describes a lot of movies these days. i didn't care for the style in the previews.

it looks kinda boring to me, but i couldn't finish the book as a kid, so i just thought my opinion was invalid lol. i still want it to do well, though. i'll go see it on $5 wednesday..maybe...

Your opinion is definitely not invalid. I read it for the first time a couple months ago and it was simultaneously boring and too fast-paced that it was hard to keep up with.

I want to see this but I only like the first half of the book.

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