Looking for some entertainment? Check out this week's lineup of action movies showing on the big screen in and around Oklahoma City.
Here are the highest rated 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.)
Shazam!
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Released Friday, "Shazam!" already has a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Manohla Dargis of the New York Times noted, "Once Billy says that magic word and his supersized alter ego appears, the movie goes to its happy place and comfortably embraces its own identity as a light, jocular, modest entertainment."
It's screening at AMC Classic Crossroads 16 (1211 E. Interstate 240), Cinemark Tinseltown and XD (6001 Martin Luther King Blvd.) and B&B Theatres Oklahoma City Windsor 10 (4623 A. N.W. 23rd St.) through Wednesday, April 10; and AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E) through Thursday, April 11. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Captain Marvel
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
With a Tomatometer Score of 78 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Captain Marvel" has been popular with audiences.
"Does it work? The short answer is: yes. There's enough to keep both diehard Marvel fans and newcomers engaged," according to Mark Daniell of the Toronto Sun, while the New Yorker's Anthony Lane said, "Superhero cinema has lectured us, ad infinitum, on the responsibility that is conferred by extraordinary gifts. Praise be to [Brie] Larson, for reminding us that they can be bringers of fun."
Get a piece of the action at AMC Classic Crossroads 16 (1211 E. Interstate 240), Cinemark Tinseltown and XD (6001 Martin Luther King Blvd.), B&B Theatres Oklahoma City Windsor 10 (4623 A. N.W. 23rd St.), and AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E) through Wednesday, April 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Cold Pursuit
Nels Coxman's quiet life comes crashing down when his beloved son dies under mysterious circumstances. His search for the truth soon becomes a quest for revenge as he seeks coldblooded justice against a drug lord and his inner circle.
With a Tomatometer Score of 70 percent and an Audience Score of 58 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Cold Pursuit" is well worth a watch.
" 'Cold Pursuit' is an excellent film," noted Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post, while ReelViews' James Berardinelli said the movie "works as intended."
You can catch it at AMC Classic Northpark 7 (12100 N. May Ave.) through Thursday, April 11. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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