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Cape Town – Escape into the magical world of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms in cinemas this weekend.
The adventure film is a retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann's short story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and Marius Petipa's The Nutcracker Ballet about a young girl who finds a Nutcracker doll among the family's gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it.
Also showing: Tyler Perry’s first R-rated comedy, a delightful romantic comedy, Sylvester Stallone tries to break someone out of prison, an internet meme comes to life in a horror film, and a local crime thriller.
(Note from editor: The local film, Tokoloshe is also showing in cinemas this weekend. Channel24 did not review the film as no pre-screening was made available to the media.)
Here are the 6 new films releasing in SA cinemas:
Movie: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Our rating: 3/5
Short review: The extravagance and lushness of The Nutcracker is mesmerising to watch, despite a humdrum story.
Our rating: 1/5
Short review: Nobody’s Fool may be Tyler Perry’s first R-rated comedy but it’s as unfunny, uninspired and witless as anything he has ever put to film.
Our rating: 4/5
Short review: The best Nick Hornby adaptation since About a Boy, the thoroughly delightful Juliet, Naked easily makes up for a contrived plot with tons of heart, laughs and charm, not to mention tons of killer tunes and a note-perfect cast.
Our rating: 1/5
Short review: A pointless sequel with viciously cynical marketing behind it, Escape Plan 2 makes its forgettable predecessor look like the Great Escape.
Our rating: 1/5
Short review: An incredibly cheap cash grab based on a problematic internet meme, no love for horror went into Slender Man except for cheap scares and screaming teenagers.
Movie: Mayfair
Our rating: 4/5
Short review: The elements of this story are greatly compelling, and Sara Blecher methodically pulls each of these closer together to eventually become a tight and gripping conclusion.
(Photos: Disney, NuMetro, Ster-Kinekor, Film Infinity, Paramount Pictures)
