Based on a best selling novel, A Wrinkle in Time is the story of a young girl called Meg (Storm Reid) in search of her missing scientist father. Meg, her younger brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe) and popular boy Calvin (Levi Miller) are transported across space by Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling), Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon) and Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey) and will face an evil threatening the universe on their adventure.

Disappointingly I’ve never even heard of the original novel, let alone read it, so no comparison will be forthcoming in my review. The main thought I had throughout the film was one of conflict, because whilst there are some redeeming features the overriding opinion that kept coming back to me was that this film was awful!

So what’s good? Firstly the make up, costumes and design for the Mrs W’s and the first planet visited are great. Vibrant, colourful and visually pleasing. Although, the latter half of the film gives up on this to represent the evil threat. And secondly, some of the message is good. This is a Disney film after all. There is a lot of diversity on show and the message to love who you are is important for its target audience.

Unfortunately that’s all the positive I can list. The dialogue and acting from the main six characters is terribly stilted and wooden. Whilst it is difficult to get three good child actors, it’s odd that the Mrs W’s are all so terrible. Were they matching the children or trying to show an other worldliness? Furthermore the main message I took from the film was very odd. Love is more important than Science? Love is Science? Love is more important than thinking? Honestly, I was baffled and underwhelmed in equal measure.

Whilst I found it to be an overlong, poorly written, badly acted and underwhelming film my 7 year old delivered a far more concise review as we left the cinema. “Good…but a bit scary.”