A Wrinkle in Time

“A Wrinkle in Time” is not a film for cynics

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A Wrinkle in Time, faithful to the affirmative, democratic intelligence of the book, is also committed to serving its most loyal and susceptible audience. This is, unapologetically, a children’s movie, by turns gentle, thrilling and didactic, but missing the extra dimension of terror and wonder that would have transcended the genre.

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A Wrinkle in Time is ambitious, hopeful, and imaginative, but it’s also messy, overwrought, and oddly paced.

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Despite its strong performances, notably from Reid, Pine, and Witherspoon, its wide collection of marvels and it’s joyful sense of self, A Wrinkle in Time crumbles under expectations. But it’s not so much a failure as it’s a flawed do-gooder that could make our world better. It doesn’t dazzle like the stars and it doesn’t transport us away, but it still offers hope.

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A Wrinkle in Time is a disappointing mess with bursts of camp surrealism

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Disney's space odyssey leads to Oprah and beyond

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"A Wrinkle In Time," about three children and three magical beings trying to locate a missing physicist and stop evil from overwhelming the universe, is as dislocated from the current moviegoing moment as its human heroes are from their lives back on earth.

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That curiosity abides – I was never not interested – and is at times richly rewarded, with some inspired visuals (Extraterrestrial, gossiping flowers! Those divine robes bedecking Mrs. Whatsit, Who, and Which!) and the powerful gut-punch of a child leaking tears for her lost father.

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Pre-teen Meg (Storm Reid) never got over the disappearance of her scientist father (Chris Pine) four years ago. But when she and her little brother (Deric McCabe) meet the strange Mrs Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon) they learn that he has travelled through space — and there may be a way to get him back.

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'A Wrinkle in Time' boasts stylish fantasy but lacks storytelling substance

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Trying to juggle complex theories of metaphysics and cosmology with simple themes of self-acceptance and the deterioration of the “darkness,” A Wrinkle in Time comes off as a disjointed and miscalculated project, rather than a visual and contemplative journey.

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Less than a month after 'Black Panther,' Ava DuVernay's fantasy tentpole makes strides for representation, while botching key aspects of the beloved Madeleine L'Engle novel.

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A Wrinkle in Time's by and large cramped worlds never look like anything other than animated projections.

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Ava DuVernay's adaptation of the classic children's novel boasts a starry cast including Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Chris Pine.

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I’ll say this for “A Wrinkle in Time”: It’s all heart.

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Ava DuVernay’s interpretation of Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 novel is relentlessly loud, simple, and aimed at kids

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Selma director stumbles with a messy adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s much-loved adventure starring Oprah Winfrey

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A big-screen version of Madeleine L’Engle’s treasured young-adult novel dims its luster while enhancing its visual scope.

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