What’s worth your time in TV and movies this weekend?
EW’s critics review the latest and upcoming releases, including The Responder.
He pauses, then flashes that megawatt Cheshire grin.
Paramount Pictures
(“Heffa, you might be the owner, but you ain’t the boss!")
The effect is more PGDeadpool, with a hyper-referential plot and a general mood of dudely self-awareness.
The disappearance of former co-star Monterey Jack (Eric Bana) reunites them for a real-life mystery.
Elarica Johnson and Brandee Evans in ‘P-Valley’.Erika Doss/Starz
Can they rescue their old friend and their careers?
DirectorAkiva Schafferseamlessly blends 2D and CGI effects with live-action and what looks like stop-motion.
But there’s a secret blandness behind the frantic insider gags.
Disney +
I’m not going to argue the originalRescue Rangerswas awesome.
(It was less good thanTaleSpinthough definitely better thanGummi Bears.)
Surely the sharper move would be making an awesome version ofthat.
Adelayo Adedayo and Martin Freeman in ‘The Responder’.BBC
(Sometimes, some crimesdogo slipping through the cracks.)
Instead, Hollywoodizing creates a more obvious tale: Celebrities voicing celebrities saving other celebrities.
Oh, the horror: IP theft!
(“You live in a bin,” he shoots back.)
“The job has ruined me.”
