This is our Opinion on A Wrinkle in Time Movie
From the moment I saw this as a preview on TV, I was very keen to see it and couldn’t wait for the release. Of course they timed the movie A Wrinkle in Time to come out right on school holidays, as they usually do with new kids movie releases. The great news though was that it was for kids, so that was an added bonus as we could make it a family day or night out. Read on to find out my review of A Wrinkle in Time movie.
The movie launched straight in. So much so that we did not realise that we were watching the start of the movie. We thought we were watching a preview to something else. So, we were embarrassed that we were having a little chat while we were waiting for what we thought was the movie to commence.
The premise of the movie was really good and the underlying message was good for kids and reminded me a little of ‘Avatar’ and how everything is connected. The direction of A Wrinkle in Time reminded me of The Golden Compass. I have to say I wasn’t impressed with the way the movie was put together and the kids did comment that it seemed cheap. Basically, two very bright scientists (mother and father) want to connect with the universe. The father goes missing and leaves his wife and two kids. The daughter Meg, wants to find her father and her younger brother seems to manifest 3 strange women called ‘The Mrs’ who help them to try find their father.
The movie deals with bullying, compassion, trust, being happy with who you are and forgiveness. These are all woven into the fabric of the movie.
Age Appropriateness, Rating and Movie Length for A Wrinkle in Time
This is a pretty safe movie for about 10+ in my opinion. There mother and father do kiss at one stage, there are a few scary scenes based on the landscape changing and fear concepts. Some little ones might find that a bit too frightening so whether you see this movie would be based on how well you know your child. Remember that young children’s minds cannot discern reality from fake as our minds view everything as real. As adults we can process that but little kids don’t have that ability and you don’t want your young child having nightmares.
The movie is rated PG and goes for approximately 109 Minutes (nearly 2 hours) but it doesn’t feel that long. I didn’t feel bored at any point.
Up the Noses in A Wrinkle in Time
The close ups they did of people were extrEMEly close up. I felt like, for most of the movie we were looking up the nostrils of everyone. The Dad didn’t have much of a part but when he did is was over dramatic and he severely let down his son and daughter, not so much in what happened at the start but more in what he does toward the end of the movie. Admittedly he is quite good looking and has lovely eyes but they just used him as an actor for his good impression of being sad.
Review of A Wrinkle in Time
There were some great appearances from Oprah, Reece Witherspoon and other familiar faces. The acting was believable. The story started well but felt disjointed in the middle. It had great potential to be a memorable, ‘go to’ movie but sadly, we all felt very let down. It is not a movie I would spend money on to see a second time. Out of 5 I would give it a 2&1/2.
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