In the mood for some entertainment? Don't miss this week's lineup of action movies showing on the big screen in and around Richardson.
Read on for the top-ranked action films to catch in theaters, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.
(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a spider-man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has proven to be a critical darling since its release in December 2018.
The New York Times' Lawrence Ware said, "This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," while David Sims of The Atlantic noted, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
Catch it on the big screen at Alamo Drafthouse Richardson (100 S. Central Expressway) through Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
With a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1991 release has garnered plenty of praise.
"Even though this movie was made nearly 30 years ago, almost nothing about it feels dated," according to Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, while San Francisco Chronicle's Mick LaSalle said, "'The Terminator 2' is movie-making on a massive scale, packed dense with spectacular touches that are too many to describe — escape scenes, helicopter stunts and huge explosions."
It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Richardson (100 S. Central Expressway) through Tuesday, March 19. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Alita: Battle Angel
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
With a Tomatometer Score of 60 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Alita: Battle Angel" is well worth a watch.
"It's goofy as hell and borderline inexcusable at times, but it's also kind of glorious," noted Sam Adams of Slate, while Tony Baker Comedy's Tony Baker said, "When the action would kick off you could really see the choreography. You could see the movements being executed, you could see what's being done ... Alita could really fight."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Richardson (100 S. Central Expressway) through Wednesday, March 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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