Review of A Wrinkle in Time (2018) by Gina R — 21 Mar 2018

Oprah is fabulous in all her glory, and so is Storm Reid cast as Meg in all the horrible situations she's forced to endure, but the movie fails to convey a clear story, and completely misses a key part of the original story in its rush to get Meg and company home.

Look no further than the Wizard of Oz as an example of great adaptation in the same vein as Wrinkle in Time. WoZ involves a young girl on a journey, a fantasy world, with munchkins , talking trees, good and bad witches, a yellow brick road, a mission, several and a yearning to return home. It has strong characters, a clear story, a pivotal crisis, and an ending. Its special effects are limited to a spinning house and a melting witch. So, my thoughts: cut the special effects gimmicks, return to a simple framework: key characters, key moments, key emotions, and tell the story with the strong voice of a little girl who is a torrent of emotion and who with the help of a classic trio: three wonderful witches, courageously acts in the face of fear.Good try, but really.....