Sometimes, five minutes into a movie you're thinking: this is just wrong. Idiotic dialogue, impossible coincidences, explanatory shots for self-explanatory moments (close-up of school principal's desk plaque saying ... "Principal"), all ensure this isn't an exercise in subtleties. Top that with dazzling CGI to cover up a nonsensical story, and an entirely unnecessary character traveling with our hero sister-brother duo, and you have a concoction that spells doom. The only interesting elements here are ripped off of The Neverending Story (but then the source book for Wrinkle predates Story). Maybe DuVernay should stick to documentary or documentary-style; storytelling isn't her forte.
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