Disney’s family fantasy is based on a 1962 novel and centres on a mixed-race girl who is mad about science and travels alien worlds. Has it hit the right note?
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After the spectacular success of Black Panther, Disney’s expensive new family fantasy, A Wrinkle in Time, signals another milestone in Hollywood inclusion. It was directed by an African-American woman (Ava DuVernay), its cast is commendably diverse, and it centres on a mixed-race girl who likes science. This troubled kid (played by Storm Reid) is pitched into a journey through vibrantly hued alien worlds on a quest for her missing father (Chris Pine), accompanied by her little brother and a neighbourhood friend, and guided by three outlandishly costumed “witches”, played by Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Oprah Winfrey.
Reception for the movie has been mixed: it currently has a 40% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 53 on Metacritic. But the movie has found a legion of fans and admirers, and won praise for its charm, its positive vibes, and its diverse casting. For decades, Madeleine L’Engle’s source novel, published in 1962, was considered to be unfilmable. Is now the time? Did DuVernay iron out the wrinkles? What worked and what didn’t?
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