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If you think man-crack is the apex of hilarity, “A Walk in the Woods” just might be the movie for you. It’s all right there in the trailers: slapstick, womp-womp one-liners, the premise of old buddies going on an adventure. See some moon or your money back!
So it’s surprising when the opening minutes show promise, thanks to an incredibly preserved Robert Redford, who plays accomplished travel writer Bill Bryson. Even more of a surprise is learning that this film is based on a memoir.
- Hollywood Reporter: In Theaters This Weekend: Reviews of 'The Transporter Refueled,' 'A Walk in the Woods' and More
- USA Today: New in theaters: 'Transporter Refueled,' 'Walk in the Woods'
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: Friday Report: 'Transporter' and 'Walk' Unlikely to Refuel Labor Day Weekend
Critics, who were divided on “The Transporter” franchise, are united on their reviews of the reboot. The gauge on Rotten Tomatoes for “The Transporter Refueled” is at a near-empty 16%.
The consensus on the reviews site reads, “The Transporter Refueled has little to offer beyond a handful of decent action sequences, leaving this reboot's title feeling more like wishful thinking than a restatement of purpose.”
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- We Got This Covered: Exclusive Video Interview: Ed Skrein Talks The Transporter Refueled
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- MovieWeb: 'Transporter Refueled' Review: An Action-Packed Guilty Pleasure
We know what the biggest hits of summer 2015 were, so now it's time for the industry postmortem on the season's box office bombs.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, these are the five biggest flops of this past summer "accounting for budget, marketing spend and revenue the film can expect to earn in ancillary markets. Grosses are through Sept. 4, with several titles still in release worldwide."
Tomorrowland (Disney)
Budget: $190 million
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- Deadline: Summer Box Office Poised To Be 2nd-Best Ever, So Why Isn’t Everybody Happy?
- Hollywood Reporter: Summer Box-Office Flops: 'Tomorrowland,' 'Fantastic Four' Top List
- Variety: ‘Compton’ Eyes Four-Peat, Edging ‘War Room,’ Newcomers at Labor Day Box Office
- Cinema Blend: This Summer's Box Office Will Be One For The Record Books
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ‘War Room’ in Close Race Again Over Slow Weekend
- The Wrap: ‘The Transporter Refueled’ Revs Up $365,000 at Thursday Night Box Office
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- Movies With Butter: Thursday Evening Box Office: "The Transporter Refueled" Moves Modest $365K
If you think man-crack is the apex of hilarity, “A Walk in the Woods” just might be the movie for you. It’s all right there in the trailers: slapstick, womp-womp one-liners, the premise of old buddies going on an adventure. See some moon or your money back!
So it’s surprising when the opening minutes show promise, thanks to an incredibly preserved Robert Redford, who plays accomplished travel writer Bill Bryson. Even more of a surprise is learning that this film is based on a memoir.
- Hollywood Reporter: In Theaters This Weekend: Reviews of 'The Transporter Refueled,' 'A Walk in the Woods' and More
- USA Today: New in theaters: 'Transporter Refueled,' 'Walk in the Woods'
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- Fandango Movie Blog: EXCLUSIVE CLIP: 'A Walk in the Woods'
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: Friday Report: 'Transporter' and 'Walk' Unlikely to Refuel Labor Day Weekend
'The Transporter Refueled' has a ludicrous and wafer thin plot, but fans of the franchise will enjoy it.
- Coming Soon: The Transporter Refueled Review
- We Got This Covered: Exclusive Interview: Ed Skrein Talks The Transporter Refueled And Deadpool
- Deadline: ‘Transporter Refueled’ Puts $375K In The Tank From Thursday Previews
- Vulture: The Transporter: Refueled Is Stupid-Fun, But You’ll Miss Jason Statham
- Movies With Butter: "The Transporter Refueled" Review: Ed Skrein is solid; so is the film (until the silly climax)
- The Wrap: ‘The Transporter: Refueled’ and ‘Deadpool’ Star Ed Skrein Exclusive Wrap Portraits (Photos)
- The Wrap: ‘Transporter Refueled’ Star Ed Skrein Talks About Doing ’90 Percent’ of His Own Stunts (Video)
- Twitch: Review: THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED, Still Out Of Gas
- USA Today: Review: 'Transporter' reboot burns out hard
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Why No Mention of Thailand or Its Language in Owen Wilson/Pierce Brosnan Thriller "No Escape"
Following the great success of Gone Girl, writer Gillian Flynn is joining forces with another big-name director. Flynn has been set to work with 12 Years a Slave helmer Steve McQueen for an untitled heist thriller, which he will also direct. More on the Gillian Flynn Steve McQueen project after the jump. Deadline reports Flynn and McQueen will co-write the script. The untitled pic is based on the 2002 British miniseries Widows, created by Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect). The story centered on the wives of a group of armed robbers.
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- The Playlist: 'Gone Girl' Writer Gillian Flynn To Pen Steve McQueen's Heist Movie 'Widows'
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