Arts & Entertainment
Movie Reviews: 'Red 2', 'The Conjuring', 'Grown Ups 2' and More
Movie reviews and movie times for theaters in the Ankeny area, including "Pacific Rim" and "Turbo". Let Patch help you decide what you're going to see this weekend.
Movie information aggregated from moviefone.com
Red 2
- Run Time: 116mins.
- Starring: Bruce Willis , John Malkovich , Helen Mirren , Mary-Louise Parker , Lee Byung-hun
- Director: Dean Parisot
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"Not that it isn’t entertaining, but the film's premise is certainly well past its “use by” date, resulting in another passably palatable sequel distinguished by a lack of narrative and stylistic coherence that could potentially underpin a really viable franchise." Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter.
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R.I.P.D.
- Run Time: 96mins.
- Starring: Jeff Bridges , Ryan Reynolds , Kevin Bacon , Mary-Louise Parker , Stephanie Szostak
- Director: Robert Schwentke
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The Conjuring
- Run Time: 112mins.
- Starring: Vera Farmiga , Patrick Wilson , Ron Livingston , Lili Taylor , Hayley McFarland
- Director: James Wan
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"Though The Conjuring claims to be based on a true story, in truth it's based on every horror film that's come before it." Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine. Full Review
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Pacific Rim
- Run Time: 125min
- Starring: Charlie Hunnam , Idris Elba , Charlie Day , Rinko Kikuchi , Rob Kazinsky
- Director: Guillermo del Toro
- Trailer: Watch
After what seems like years of convoluted megamovies whose pretzel-like twists, turns, and double-crosses confound logic and confuse audiences, it’s incredibly refreshing to watch a film where the setup is simple, the mythology straightforward, and the execution consistently clear. — Todd Gilchrist, The Verge
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Grown Ups 2
- Run Time: 101mins.
- Starring: Adam Sandler , Kevin James , Chris Rock , David Spade , Salma Hayek
- Director: Dennis Dugan
- Trailer
In that sense, “Grown Ups 2” may be the ultimate Adam Sandler film. It ain’t high art, as the running gag with the burpsnarts — better not to ask — deftly illustrates. But for what it is, gosh darn it, it works." Adam Graham, The Detroit News
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The Lone Ranger
- Run Time: 149mins.
- Starring: Johnny Depp , Armie Hammer , Ruth Wilson , Tom Wilkinson
- Director: Gore Verbinski
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"This smart-looking but empty adventure — with a hero that looks more Tom Ford than John Ford — suffers from a shambling script, shifting tones and a surplus of villains. Clunky and drawn out, “Ranger” shoots blanks, even with the star power of Johnny Depp behind it." Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News. Full Review
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Despicable Me 2
- Run Time: 98 mins.
- Starring: Voices of Steve Carell , Russell Brand , Miranda Cosgrove , Steve Coogan
- Director: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
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"It falters in the middle and hesitates unnecessarily in setting up the love story, but Gru still has charm and kids will adore the Minions." Helen O'Hara, Empire. Full Review
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The Heat
- Run Time: 117mins.
- Starring: Sandra Bullock , Melissa McCarthy , Kaitlin Olson
- Director: Paul Feig
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"Give it up for Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. You’ll never see them work harder at a comedy than in The Heat, a stumbling, aggressively loud and profane cop buddy picture where they struggle to wring “funny” out of a script that isn’t." Roger Moore, Movie Nation.
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Monsters University
- Run Time: 110mins.
- Starring: Voices of Billy Crystal , John Goodman , Steve Buscemi , Dave Foley , Julia Sweeney
- Director: Dan Scanlon
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It’s easily the most enjoyable animated film so far this year, one that is visually stunning, wickedly subversive, incredibly funny (Day's character is a hoot), and (at times) lump-in-your-throat emotional. Drew Taylor, The Playlist. Full Review
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Any of these spark your interest? Springwood 9 Theaters will be playing all of these flicks.
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