A Wrinkle in Time

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Cast & Crew

Alfre Woodard
Mrs. Whatsit

Kate Nelligan
Mrs. Which

Alison Elliott
Mrs. Who

Katie Stuart
Meg Murry

Seán Cullen
Happy Medium

Chris Potter
Dr. Jack Murry

Kyle Secor
The Man With Red Eyes

John Kent Harrison
Director

Susan Shilliday
Writer

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Critic Reviews for A Wrinkle in Time

Audience Reviews for A Wrinkle in Time

• Sep 06, 2010

  Before Phillip Pullman, J.K. Rowling, and Rick Riordan, there was Madeleine L'Engle, one of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers who made a classic known as "A Wrinkle in Time", a captivating and distinctive children's novel that treated us like adults. Before she died in 2007, her book was translated into a TV movie from Disney in 2004 (seven years ago) starring Katie Stuart, Gregory Smith, David Dorfman, Kate Nelligan, Allison Elliot and Alfre Woodard. I've read the book after seeing this and I think it was a very wonderful adaptation. It's not great, perse, but it was actually faithful to the book. Apparently, I do have some problems with this film. The storyline has a few flaws including the characterization of Mrs. Which, the town of Camazotz being unterrifying, and Dennys and Sandy Murry's personalities being changed. The CGI effects were kind of mediocre (not good, but not terrible) and the pacing was just plain awful. There are a few good things, however. The characters' performances were very fantastic when it comes to an A-Cast. The storyline was well-developed as well as Meg Murry's character growth it gives the characters enough screentime and the visuals were very amazing. Jeff Danna's music score was emotive and innovative and the christian message about the power of love was actually faithful. A Wrinkle in Time lacks in any depth due to its flaws, but its, without doubt, a faithful adaptation of a great novel. I was shocked to see that lots of people hated it for not being translated into theaters. To those who love/hate it, there's some good news that Disney plans to remake the novel due to the success of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Long story short: A really good TV movie and it's worth seeing. 3.5/5
  Gavin C Super Reviewer
• Feb 17, 2010

  For a movie that isn't even that old, I am surprised at how poor the special effects are. I'm not sure if the movie does the book justice but I think that most of this was cheesy. There were some good parts but most of it was just sort of lame. Great acting however.
  Dannielle A Super Reviewer
• Apr 25, 2008

  This movie was in the works forEVER and when it finally came out it was the biggest disappointment with ocassional glimses of the book.
  Sunil J Super Reviewer
• Jul 15, 2007

  An adequate telling of the kids fantasy sci-fi adventure. The direction could've been more interesting. CGI effects tainted some of the scenes. The music was good. I think the flat camera direction and editing could've been more dynamic to make the story more exciting.
  Lafe F Super Reviewer

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