Review of A Wrinkle in Time (2018) by Olga G — 26 Mar 2018

There was a moment in Wrinkle in Time when it showed darkness reaching the Earth and slowly engulfing it. It gave me chills. The movie suddenly felt extremely timely. It may have been talking about a popular girl struggling with an eating disorder and a great student being bullied by his father to do even better.

But for me it looked like a perfect illustration of what has been happening in our world politically over the last couple of years. There were a few more poignant moments in the film. But, unfortunately, just moments.

And there was just one character that felt alive - Charles Wallace. He made me cry real tears. Little Deric McCabe outacted a bunch of grownups, some of whom are Oscar winners. Reese Witherspoon, whom I loved in so many different roles, was just all Legally Blonde here.

Poor Mindy Kahling was reduced to smiling and saying words that weren't even her character's own. Oprah was being Oprah - no more, no less. Chris Pine was stuck in a permanent state of angst. And Zack Galifianakis made an attempt to liven up his character, but was quickly subdued into a state of permanent soulfulness.

It is so sad to see all these great performers acting as if they were making a photo shoot for the movie, not the movie itself. Or better yet - one of those fake rides they have at Universal Studios. In fact, much of the film felt as if they were already thinking about a ride as they were making it.

My 9 year old liked it. Hopefully it will make him want to read the book. Then it will be worth it.