A Wrinkle In Time Has Screened, Here's What People Think

A Wrinkle in Time

Disney is about to unveil a theatrical adaptation of one of the more popular books ever written. The studio that seems to produce hit after hit is going a bit outside of its normal production with a film version of A Wrinkle in Time, but the novel that has been read by millions certainly has a built-in fan base. A few people have had a chance to see the ambitious feature, and it seems clear that Ava Duvernay swung for the fences with the ambitious feature, although not everybody is quite sure she stuck the landing. Our own Conner Schwerdtfeger was lucky enough to see the film, and he thought the movie was about as good as it could be considering how difficult the source material was.

So while A Wrinkle in Time might not be perfect it does have some quality performances that might be worth checking out. A similar, though slightly harsher, response came from The Playlist, who called out the film's noble intentions, but ultimately felt that the movie had too many problems to succeed. For whatever it's worth, the music is apparently pretty good.

None of that is to say that everybody had issues with the movie. Pop Sugar's Kirbie Johnson only critique of the movie was that it was clearly directed toward younger viewers, but she still felt the movie had plenty for any audience to enjoy. It was clearly an emotional experience for some.

A continued investigation of Twitter reveals at least one of those people who were brought to tears by A Wrinkle in Time.

While reactions seem mixed to A Wrinkle in Time, it will be interesting to see how the official reviews shake out when they hit next week. Even if the critical reviews for the film aren't great, it doesn't necessarily mean a bad box office experience. This is Disney after all. Even when they produce a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel it still makes giant piles of money. If the audience doesn't mind the issues the film seems to have as much as the critics, we could still see a massive success.

Dirk Libbey
Content Producer/Theme Park Beat

CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. He has previously held positions as a Staff Writer and Games Editor, but has more recently transformed his true passion into his job as the head of the site's Theme Park section. He has previously done freelance work for various gaming and technology sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer he worked for 12 years in sales for various companies within the consumer electronics industry. He has a degree in political science from the University of California, Davis.  Is an armchair Imagineer, Epcot Stan, Future Club 33 Member.