Baba Yaga in Africa and Pokemon among the people: what to go to the cinema at the weekend

The first week after the May holidays was rich in interesting movie releases. A large foreign blockbuster about hired assassin John Wick with Keanu Reeves in the lead role returned to the screens. In addition, viewers will see Ryan Reynolds in the role of Pokémon Pikachu. The cinemas will also show a Western about the notorious Wild West criminal Billy Kid, the festival drama of the French Mikael Hers “New Life of Amanda”, a story about experiments in the relationship “Golden Youth” and the horror “The Damned”.

"John Wick 3" (John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum)

On May 16, the long-awaited completion of the killer John Wyke's trilogy (for their own - Baba Yaga) came out on Russian screens. In fact, the film begins with the end of the sequel. Wick is now an outcast of the secret guild of assassins, the doors of an elite killer community are closed for him.

Over the head of Wick declared a reward of $ 14 million, and he, realizing that he will not be able to fight off the horde of killers, trying to escape from the city. Salvation hero hopes to find in Africa.

In the final part of the story about John Wick, viewers will see a mass of outlandish scenery and luxurious locations - from neon-lit cityscapes and assassin-like conference room to an aquarium to the Sahara desert landscapes. In the best traditions of the previous parts, an ingeniously and vividly in the film is an action - the Parabellum prefix is not without reason formed from the expression Si vis pacem, para bellum (“If you want peace, prepare for war”).

Staging the third part of the trilogy involved the director of the first two films and former backup director Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Chad Stahelski. His debut in the full-length cinema took place just because of the first film about John Wick. In the final part, the role of the elusive killer will again appear Reeves, Ian McShane (“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Shores”), Lawrence Fishburne (“The Matrix”) and Lance Reddick returned to their roles. The film also played Halle Berry, Angelica Houston and Mark Dacascos.

“Pokémon. Detective Pikachu ”(Pokémon Detective Pikachu)

The painting "Pokemon. Detective Pikachu is based on the eponymous game for the Nintendo 3DS console and the popular Japanese media franchise of the 1990s. The plot of the tape unfolds around the mysterious death of Detective Harry Goodman. To investigate the causes of the accident in which Goodman died, his son Tim is trying. To this end, he goes to Raym City - a city in which people live in harmony with Pokemon (creatures with supernormal abilities). There, Tim stumbles upon his father’s companion — amnesia-suffering detective Pikachu. Tim and Pikachu together decide to get to the circumstances in which Goodman Sr. died.

Now, in the piggy bank of Ryan Reynolds, not only anti-and superhero roles, but also the role of the beloved by many pokemon. It is his voice that speaks and his facial expression uses Pikachu.

Kid Kid (The Kid)

Billy the Kid is a gangster known to the whole district, but in the western of Vincent D'Onofrio he is by no means central. The protagonist of this film is Kidd’s namesake, a teenager named Bill. Bill, despite his young age, had time to feel the life, to know the betrayal and the loss of loved ones. The hero acquires the ground under his feet precisely because of his friendship with the criminal namesake, who opposes the local sheriff.

Kid Kid was D'Onofrio's third directorial work. The prototype of Billy Kid, played in the film by Dane DeHaan (“Kill Your Loved Ones”), was a real character - American gangster William McCarthy, who lived in New Mexico in the 19th century.

Also, the ensemble cast pictures are complemented by Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy"), Ethan Hawke ("Gattaka") and Adam Baldwin ("Full Metal Jacket").

"New Life of Amanda" (Amanda)

From May 16, in cinemas you can see the festival drama of French director Michael Hers “New Life of Amanda”. Last year, the film was awarded a special award at the Venice Film Festival, and the film script was awarded a nomination for the French Cesar Award.

The tape tells about the young Parisian David. Like many young people, David is not burdened with responsibility and is full of hopes for a bright and carefree future. However, after the sudden death of his elder sister, the young man wonders if he can become the guardian of Amanda’s seven-year-old niece.

The main role in the film went to the Frenchman Vincent Lacoste ("Jackie in the realm of women"). The film also involved star “Nymphomaniac” Stacey Martin and Ophelia Kolb (“Gainsbourg”).

Golden Youth (Une jeunesse dorée)

Golden Youth is the second full-length film by a French actress and former model Eva Jonesco. What is happening in the film can be viewed as a continuation of Yonesco's autobiographical directorial debut “My Little Princess” with Isabelle Huppert (“The Romanovs”) in the title role. However, this time the film is only inspired by a brief period in the life of the model associated with the theater Le Palace.

Paris, late 1970s. Michelle and Rose are a young couple, open to new experiments. They spend evenings at extravagant parties in Paris clubs. At one of these events, lovers get acquainted with a bohemian couple, thanks to whom they discover new facets of what is permitted.

"Damned" (BOO!)

Exactly on the eve of Halloween, the heroes of this picture get the so-called “letter of death” According to the rules, the addressees must urgently give someone a letter. Otherwise, the curse will take effect. The head of the family, for obvious reasons, refuses to play such an absurd game - it soon turns out that nothing.

The main roles in the film were performed by Rob Zabreski (“Thinking like a criminal”), Aurora Perrino (“Passengers”) and Jill Marie Jones (“American horror story”).