What to watch in movies in December: 10 hottest new products of the month

Happy death day

Premiere: December 7.
Horror, thriller.
USA, 2017.

Think of the classic Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. Or the recent Matrix of Time with Zoe Deutsch. But instead of a melodramatic or teenage-dramatic line, we will put … another teenage-dramatic line. Only on the basis of a horror film, in which everything seems to be already known and understandable in advance. And the reminder of the distant 2003 in the form of the song In Da Club on the alarm clock of the protagonist manages to get bored even when watching the trailer. Still wondering? No? Well then let's go further.

The Catcher in the Rye

Premiere: December 7.
Drama, biography.
USA, 2017.

But this is already really interesting. Because here we have a biopic about the work on the Catcher in the Rye by Jerome D. Salinger. In addition to the aforementioned Zoey Deutsch, Nicholas Hoult and Kevin Spacey star in the main roles, whose acting talents are beyond doubt. As a result, the story of one of the most outstanding writers of the 20th century came out so poignant, touching and personal that I have no other words but to invite you to see it for yourself.

Battle of the sexes

Premiere: December 7.
Drama, comedy, biography.
UK, 2017.

In Battle of the Sexes, by the way, there is no less brilliant acting tandem - Emma Stone and Steve Carell. Their mouths also tell a biographical story: we are talking about the American 1970s, when athletes were seriously disadvantaged compared to their male colleagues, both financially and legally.

On this basis, it was possible to make a fascinating historical drama about the difficult fate of a woman in the "old world", but a tale was published about how progressive feminism entered the struggle against male chauvinism. In fact, everything is correct, but there is no interest in watching this - you and I already know perfectly well how it all ended.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Premiere: December 14.
Drama, fantasy, action.
USA, 2017.

New episode of "Star Wars". We just take our feet in our hands and on December 14, right on the day of the premiere, we go to IMAX, take a big bucket of popcorn and admire from the intro to the end credits. There is nothing more to add to this.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Premiere: December 21.
Fantasy, action, comedy.
USA, 2017.

But a week after "Star Wars" a new film about the game "Jumanji" will be released in the domestic distribution. Teenagers, sent for various reasons to correctional work, are forced to rake the old basement, where they find the game and enter the computer world. Actually, the picture will tell about their adventures and rethinking their way of life. You shouldn't expect anything serious from her, but it only suits her. After all, for a carefree trip to the cinema "Jumanji" is what the doctor ordered.

Ferdinand

Premiere: December 21.
Cartoon, family, comedy.
USA, 2017.

Fans of animation, in turn, can choose in favor of Blue Sky Studios cartoon ("Ice Age") called "Ferdinand". Everything is there according to the classics: a large and terrifying bull, which just wants to walk and rejoice carelessly every day. He - of course, by mistake - is sent to the bullfight, and at all costs he is trying to defend his right to personal happiness and the way of life that is closer to him. “Be yourself - follow your dream”, not otherwise. The recent "Coco Secret" is exactly the same thing, but it will not be superfluous to hear this recommendation again.

New trees

Premiere: December 21.
Comedy, melodrama.
Russia, 2017.

To gather the whole family (including grandparents) on the big screen, you need to buy tickets for new (next) Yolki. The creators promise that this time a set of sketches for a variety of occasions will be even funnier. The trend, however, suggests that since the second part of the quality humor and an interesting plot is becoming less and less. We can only hope that the new part will either interrupt this streak, or become the last - once the annual conveyor of the production of New Year's films will still have to stop.

Three heroes and the princess of Egypt

Premiere: December 28.
Cartoon, adventure, family.
Russia, 2017.

As soon as we started talking about conveyors, a new product of the Melnitsa studio - “Three heroes and a princess of Egypt” appeared next in line. There is a small chance of error, but in general, the trend is aptly described by one of the characters, the horse Julius: "Every New Year is the same, no fantasy."

Yes, the quality of animation is still at a very high level, even by world standards. But the characters from time immemorial do not develop in any way, but simply are placed in new circumstances. How they will act - obviously, to what result they will come - too. Why once again pay for a story that has been watched many times - this is the main riddle that director Konstantin Feoktistov asks us, who has nothing to do with the original trilogy.

Upward movement

Premiere: December 28.
Drama, sports.
Russia, 2017.

And in this case, you just want to cross your fingers and hope that the rhetoric "we will beat these Americans in their own basketball" will not put an end to psychological drama (and there will definitely be a place for it) and acting (which only Vladimir Mashkov is worth). Otherwise, the film cannot be perceived otherwise than as a propaganda tool. Because winning a basketball match against the founders of this sport is wonderful, but it hardly deserves to be on a par with the exploits in war or in space exploration, where not only the honor of the country, but also the lives of specific people were at stake, which is much more important. …