Movies opening this week in theaters:
- TRANSCENDENCE (Warner Bros. / PG-13 / Wide)
- A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 (Open Road Films / R / Wide)
- HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (Sony Pictures / PG / Wide)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
TRANSCENDENCE
Official Synopsis
Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed-to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can...but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will's thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.
Film Details
- Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Cole Hauser, Clifton Collins Jr.
- Director: Wally Pfister
- Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
- Running Time: 119 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, some bloody images, brief strong language and sensuality
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 18% (21 fresh, 94 rotten, score: 4.7/10).
- Metacritic: 44 out of 100 (8 positive, 25 mixed, 8 negative).
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A HAUNTED HOUSE 2
Official Synopsis
Crossing new lines and breaking old barriers, A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 is the sequel to the hilarious box-office hit starring Marlon Wayans as Malcolm who, after exorcising the demons of his ex, is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events. With spine-tingling tension and hilarious punch-lines A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 is inspired by the latest supernatural horror movie franchises and shows that this time... it's not just the house that's haunted!
Film Details
- Starring: Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Cedric the Entertainer, Gabriel Iglesias, Missi Pyle, Essence Atkins
- Director: Michael Tiddes
- Genre: Comedy, Horror
- Running Time: 87 min.
- Rating: R for crude and sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violent images
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 10% (1 fresh, 9 rotten, score: 2.4/10).
- Metacritic: 21 out of 100 (1 positive, 2 mixed, 4 negative).
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HEAVEN IS FOR REAL
Official Synopsis
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, HEAVEN IS FOR REAL brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. The film stars Academy Award (R) nominee and Emmy (R) award winning actor Greg Kinnear as Todd Burpo and co-stars Kelly Reilly as Sonja Burpo, the real-life couple whose son Colton (newcomer Connor Corum) claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth ... things he couldn't possibly know. Todd and his family are then challenged to examine the meaning from this remarkable event.
Film Details
- Starring: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale
- Director: Randall Wallace
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 100 min.
- Rating: PG thematic material including some medical situations
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 51% (28 fresh, 27 rotten, score: 5.4/10).
- Metacritic: 47 out of 100 (5 positive, 15 mixed, 2 negative).