Review of A Wrinkle in Time (2018) by Caro G — 23 Mar 2018

Love time travel? Love classic literature? Love ripping on bad adaptations of stuff? Well today, ya might get to enjoy all three!

A WRINKLE IN TIME.

In all honesty, I never read the book, so I had to familiarize myself with the plot kind've on the fly. It was ok, little dated, but entertaining. As for this new adaptation...

At less than 2 hours, this film moves at a pretty steady pace, but MAN is it a head trip! (Pro tip: never watch this film on acid or even weed!) I did feel like I was missing a chapter or two of the story, even though we got the whole beginning, middle, & end, it was still a bit hard to wrap my head around. Pretty though.

It's been a while since I read up on the story, so IDK if the film is 100% book accurate. But honestly, it was pretty entertaining.

The cast were all well chosen & acted the HECK outta their roles. The three guides, the kids, the adults, the background characters, it was like the film was Dr Pepper, & you could see how each flavor fit into & improved the whole. The villain was non-traditional, the evil that is & must be part of the universe, which was an intangible threat, but you could feel it in your spine, which made for some pretty good unsettling moments.

The visuals were (& I'm dead serious) a bit too acid trippy for my taste, but not bad. You could tell what was CGI, but that only added to the trip, along with some (I kid you not) practical glitter effects that REALLY added to the trip. This film would've fit right into the '60s & '70s Disney era.

The music was an ok mix of contemporary songs; didn't add much, but it didn't take anything away either.

Over all, I'd call A Wrinkle in Time weird, hard to follow, but never boring. 3 stars outta 5, some would argue it deserves more, BUT...that's why this is MY humble opinion, not everyone's humble opinion.

PS. When it comes to time travel, I...think I'll stick with a Delorian or Tardis, less headaches.