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Movie Review: "A Wrinkle in Time" Is As Hit And Miss As The Source Material

A WRINKLE IN TIME Starring Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon,  Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, Zach Galifinakis  and Chris Pine Based on the novel by Madeline L'Engle Screenplay by Jennifer Lee Directed by Ava  DuVernay Reviewed by Patrick Gibbs   Out of Four If you saw the bit on the Academy Awards where Jimmy Kimmel and Wonder Woman talked about the theater where people were gathered to watch a special screening of  A Wrinkle in Time , you know that they were complaining that the theater smelled like marijuana. That didn't surprise me, as Madeline L'Engle's 1962 Newbury Medal winner is essentially a Pink Floyd album for kids without the music. Some have called the book unfilmable, though this is not the first time it's been tried, the most recent being a cheap television version in 2004. Storm Reid as Meg. (Image Courtesy Disney Pictures) The story centers around a young girl named Meg Murry (Storm Reid). Meg is happy girl with tw...