If you had Oprah, Mindy Kaling, and Reese Witherspoon in your movie, would you just let them stand around? That’s pretty much what happens in this version of A Wrinkle in Time. The prevailing opinion was that A Wrinkle in Time was “unfilmable.” The current film certainly provides proof that might be true, a least in this case. I read Madeleine L’Engle’s classic back in the early 1960s. Madeleine L’Engle had the same problems J. K. Rowling did in trying to get her book published. The fact that the lead character was female (and smart!) made the book a Hard Sell. A Wrinkle in Time won the Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award, and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award and went on to become a best selling children’s book.
Basically, A Wrinkle in Time is a child’s search for her father. Meg Murray is a bitter 13-year-old trying to deal with the mysterious disappearance of her father. Meg’s little brother, Charles Wallace, and Meg’s schoolmate, Calvin O’Keefe, join her on a galactic journey to find her father aided by the powers of Oprah, Mindy Kaling, and Reese Witherspoon’s alien characters. Chris Pine plays Meg’s father, but he isn’t given much to do either. This is a very static film.
If you’re going to see this movie version of A Wrinkle in Time set the bar low. GRADE: C
I agree. *snore* It wasn’t until the three of them disappeared that the film moved at all. I found Kaling’s role annoying in the extreme, and didn’t like what they did with the other two either. Pine had a lot more to do in WONDER WOMAN. Jackie wanted to see it so we did, but I would not recommend it.
Jeff, I’m always annoyed when I see a talented cast wasted. This film had some very good actors and did nothing with them.
The trailer looked bad. The reviews have been terrible. I had no interest in seeing it after that.
Steve, this version of A WRINKLE IN TIME moves at a glacial pace. No surprises, no suspense. I’m looking forward to THE AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS.
I’m looking forward to Ready Player One. I loved the book. This week I will go see Unsane or The Death of Stalin.
Steve, READY PLAYER ONE commercials are playing everywhere. They are really hyping that movie!
No, thank you. It’s not the author, nor the story, it’s the people in the movie that would keep me from seeing it. Another (they are far too frequent) case of read the book, skip the movie.
Rick, Disney spent $100 million on producing A WRINKLE IN TIME. Yes, the film is colorful. Plenty of CGI. But, for the most part, the movie drags. I haven’t read A WRINKLE IN TIME since I first read it (and loved it!) in the 1960s.
Me, see a movie with Oprah? Hahahahahahaha!
Bob, Oprah was great in THE COLOR PURPLE. A WRINKLE IN TIME…not so much.
I can’t stand her!