Labor Day Weekend Movie Guide: 'Operation Finale,' 'Kin' And More
May 12, 2020 | News | No Comments
Enjoy the last days of summer by checking out some of the new releases headed to theaters this Labor Day weekend.
The post-Holocaust action film “Operation Finale,” stars Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley as two men engaged in a cat-and-mouse game. Meanwhile, Myles Truitt and Jack Reynor run for their lives in the sci-fi crime drama “Kin.”
Those in the mood for a romantic comedy should check out “Destination Wedding,” starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder as an unlikely couple of social misfits brought together by an awkward wedding invitation.
Looking for a good scare this weekend? Domhnall Gleeson and Ruth Wilson lead the cast of mystery thriller “The Little Stranger” set in 1940s England.
Here’s what to see and what to skip this weekend:
Movies Out This Weekend
“Operation Finale” — Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, directed by Chris Weitz
Based on true events, Chris Weitz’s action thriller “Operation Finale” portrays the near-impossible 1960 mission to abduct Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley), one of the chief architects behind the Holocaust.
When mounting evidence shows that Eichmann is, contrary to popular belief, alive and working in Buenos Aires under an assumed identity, Israeli secret agent Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac) is tasked with apprehending the notorious fugitive. To carry out his mission, he assembles a skilled team of operatives, including his old flame Dr. Hanna Elian (Melanie Laurent).
The crew travels secretly to Argentina and successfully captures Eichmann. But they’ll soon discover that bringing him to stand trial in Israel is far more complicated to achieve, forcing Malkin to engage Eichmann in intense psychological warfare.
See it. The chemistry between Isaac and Kingsley is immeasurably spellbinding, but the narrative, overall, feels somewhat lackluster by the end.
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“Kin” — Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor, James Franco, directed by Jonathan Baker and Josh Baker
The feature directorial debut of Jonathan and Josh Baker — who are identical twins — is a sci-fi road movie about family and friendship.
Myles Truitt plays troubled teen Eli, who lives in Detroit with his adoptive father Hal Solinski (Dennis Quaid), a construction site manager and a widower.
One day, the 14-year-old is exploring an abandoned building when he unwittingly discovers a futuristic firearm and takes it home. When his brother Jimmy (Jack Reynor) comes home from prison, a plan is set in motion to steal $60,000 to pay off Jimmy’s debt.
The robbery goes horribly awry, and the brothers find themselves on the run from local gangster Taylor (James Franco) and two otherworldly entities in pursuit of their powerful weapon. As their journey unfolds, Eli and Hal will learn more about themselves and some family secrets along the way.
Skip it. The storyline is peppered with too many unanswered questions.
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“Destination Wedding” — Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, directed by Victor Levin
Victor Levin’s romantic comedy marks the third time Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder have appeared on screen as a couple. (They previously starred together in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dracula” and Richard Linklater’s animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “A Scanner Darkly.”)
This movie opens with Frank (Reeves) and Lindsay (Ryder) meeting for the first time as they make their way to a wedding in California’s wine country. They don’t exactly hit it off, and their situation gets worse when they learn that the groom, Frank’s half-brother, is also Lindsay’s former fiancé.
Awkward yet civil, the two agree to keep their distance from each other at the event. But in a twist of fate, they find themselves paired off for a weekend of festivities, complete with adjoining rooms in a small bed-and-breakfast inn. Will the two social misfits find their soulmate in each other?
See it. Winsome and palpable to the core, the chemistry between Reeves and Ryder is a breath of fresh air.
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“The Little Stranger” — Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Chalotte Rampling, directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Domhnall Gleeson stars as a perplexed country doctor in Lenny Abrahamson’s horror movie, which is based on Sarah Waters’ best-selling gothic novel of the same name.
During the summer of 1948, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson) is called to Hundreds Hall, the dilapidated mansion of the Ayres family. The matriarch is the reclusive Mrs. Ayres (Charlotte Rampling). Her son Roderick (Will Poulter) suffers from wartime injuries, while her daughter Caroline (Ruth Wilson) has rapid mood swings.
As Faraday spends time with the emotionally-repressed family, he soon finds that their story gets enmeshed with his own, in relation to the mysterious death of the Ayres’s youngest daughter years ago.
See it. The movie is resonant, well-acted and well-crafted.
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Top Photo: (L-R) Sir Ben Kingsley, Melanie Laurent, and Oscar Isaac attend the New York City Premiere of “Operation Finale” on August 16, 2018 (Photo Credit: Patrick Lewis/MGM)
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