Movie Reviews, Trailers: ‘The BFG,’ ‘The Legend of Tarzan,’ ‘Election Year,’ and More

By Beau Behan, Film Critic:

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases:

• “Now You See Me 2” (Video Review)
• “Me Before You” (Video Review)
• “The Nice Guys” (Video Review)
• “Money Monster” (Video Review)
• “The BFG”
• “The Legend of Tarzan”
• “The Purge: Election Year”
• “Swiss Army Man”
• “Wiener-Dog”

And here’s what they’re all about.

“Now You See Me 2”

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PG-13, 129 min, Action, Comedy, Thriller

Director: John M. Chu

Writer: Ed Solomon

Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan

The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Lizzy Caplan) return for a second mind-bending adventure, elevating the limits of stage illusion to new heights and taking them around the globe. One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public's adulation with their Robin Hood-style magic spectacles, the illusionists resurface for a comeback performance in hopes of exposing the unethical practices of a tech magnate. The man behind their vanishing act is none other than Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe), a tech prodigy who threatens the Horsemen into pulling off their most impossible heist yet. Their only hope is to perform one last unprecedented stunt to clear their names and reveal the mastermind behind it all. – Lionsgate

“Me Before You”

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PG-13, 110 min, Drama

Director: Thea Sharrack

Writer: Jojo Moyes

Stars: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin

“Me Before You” is the powerful love story between a once successful banking executive (Sam Claflin) and an effervescent young woman (Emilia Clarke). – Warner Bros.

“The Nice Guys”

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R, 116 min, Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Shane Black

Writers: Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe

Down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March (Ryan Gosling) and hired leg-breaker Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power. – Warner Bros.

“Money Monster”

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R, 98 min, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: Jodie Foster

Writers: Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore

Stars: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell

In the real-time, high stakes thriller Money Monster, George Clooney and Julia Roberts star as financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, who are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor, who has lost everything (Jack O’Connell) forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets. – Sony Pictures

“The BFG” (Nationwide, July 1)

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PG, 117 min, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writers: Melissa Mathison, Roald Dahl

Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton

This film tells the tale of a young girl, the Queen of England and a benevolent giant known as the BFG, who set out on an adventure to capture the evil, man-eating giants who have been invading the human world. – Disney.

“The Legend of Tarzan” (Nationwide, July 1)

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PG-13, 109 min, Action, Adventure

Director: David Yates

Writers: Adam Cozad, Craig Brewer

Stars: Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie

It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind for a gentrified life as John Clayton III, Lord Greystoke, with his beloved wife, Jane (Margot Robbie) at his side. Now, he has been invited back to the Congo to serve as a trade emissary of Parliament, unaware that he is a pawn in a deadly convergence of greed and revenge, masterminded by the Belgian, Captain Leon Rom (Christoph Waltz). But those behind the murderous plot have no idea what they are about to unleash. – Warner Bros

“The Purge: Election Year” (Nationwide, July 1)

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R, 105 min, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: James DeMonaco

Writer: James DeMonaco

Stars: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell

It’s been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn… or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state. – Universal

“Swiss Army Man” (Nationwide, July 1)

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R, 95 min, Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Directors: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

Writers: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

Stars: Paul Dano, Danielle Radcliffe

“Swiss Army Man” goes from the absurd to the emotional to the whimsical to the profound and back again. Hank (Paul Dano) is stranded on a deserted island, having given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a corpse named Manny (Daniel Radcliffe) washes up on shore; the two become fast friends, and ultimately go on an epic adventure that will bring Hank back to the woman of his

dreams. – A24

“Wiener-Dog” (Limited, July 1)

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R, 90 min, Comedy

Director: Todd Solondz

Writer: Todd Solondz

Stars: Greta Gerwig, Keaton Nigel Cooke. Tracy Letts

A dachshund is taken in by a veterinary technician named Dawn Wiener (Greta Gerwig), who soon sets off on a road trip. The lovable dog also encounters a young boy, a film professor, and a troubled grandmother and granddaughter. – IFC

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