This week at the multiplex we ve got time traveling teens ( Project Almanac starring Jonny Weston and Sofia Black D Elia) squabbling families ( Black or White starring Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer) and philandering friends ( The Loft starring Karl Urban and James Marsden). Find out what the critics have to say on Rotten Tomatoes.
Project Almanac
Project Almanac is unlikely to replace Back to the Future or Bill and Ted s Excellent Adventure in the popular imagination. Still critics say this time travel thriller is stylish and smart even if it eventually runs out of steam and the found footage gimmick doesn t quite work. David (Jonny Weston) is a high school science wiz who builds a time machine based on a model developed by his late father. But when he and his friends journey into the past they end up messing up the present in unforeseen ways. Project Almanac is currently at 35 percent on Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer check out some of the reviews here
Rotten Talk about tin ears. Black or White comes off as the product of clouded eyes sour stomachs and addled brains. Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal
Rotten The found footage technique is aimed at teens but surely they re smart enough to see through the thin characters and skimpy story. An almost enjoyable throwaway. Rafer Guzman Newsday
Rotten Almanac is forced to cheat so much with its ostensibly self shot material that one has to ask why the format was chosen. John DeFore Hollywood Reporter
Fresh Step back a step from Almanac and the whole thing seems beyond absurd. But while it s playing you can kind of buy what it s selling. Soren Anderson Seattle Times
Kevin Costner and Jillian Estell star in Black or White Relativity MediaBlack or White
Heartfelt intentions and great actors do not a successful film make. Case in point Black or White which critics say saddles its stellar cast with a contrived story that only touches on the weightiness to which it aspires. Kevin Costner plays Elliot a hard drinking attorney who finds himself caring for his orphaned granddaughter after his wife dies. But Rowena (Octavia Spencer) her paternal grandmother thinks he s not up to the task and soon she and Elliot are involved in an emotional custody battle. Black or White is currently at 31 percent on the Tomatometer here s what some of the critics are saying
Rotten Talk about tin ears. Black or White comes off as the product of clouded eyes sour stomachs and addled brains. Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal
Rotten The title suggests there are no easy answers. So why does everything feel so tidy Stephanie Merry Washington Post
Rotten The movie is appealing enough to make you want to believe it even when you don t. Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh A well intentioned white perspective drama like Black or White isn t going to change the world but it might change the terms of an overdue conversation. Joe Williams St. Louis Post Dispatch
The Loft
It s been nearly four years since The Loft was filmed and now it hits theaters without being screened for critics. None of this information is encouraging. It s the story of five married guys who rent an apartment for extracurricular activities. When they discover a dead woman in the loft each of them is a suspect. Check back with Rotten Tomatoes for reviews when they become available.
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