New Movies In Theaters January 17th - Rotten Tomatoes

New Movies In Theaters January 17th - Rotten Tomatoes

There are four new films in wide release this weekend (quotation marks contain the RT consensus):

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (67% positive reviews, 3400 theaters, rated PG-13): Chris Pine is the latest to play Jack Ryan, a CIA character created by Tom Clancy, following in the footsteps of Harrison Ford (twice), Ben Affleck and Alec Baldwin. The director is Kenneth Branagh. "It doesn't reinvent the action-thriller wheel, but Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit offers a sleek, reasonably diverting reboot for a long-dormant franchise."

Ride Along (21% positive reviews, 2600 theaters, rated PG-13): "Kevin Hart's livewire presence gives Ride Along a shot of necessary energy, but it isn't enough to rescue this would-be comedy from the buddy-cop doldrums."

The Nut Job (14% positive reviews, 3400 theaters, rated PG): animated kiddie film. "Hampered by an unlikable central character and source material stretched too thin to cover its brief running time, The Nut Job will provoke an allergic reaction in all but the least demanding moviegoers."

Devil's Due (27% positive reviews, 2500 theaters, rated R without nudity): the latest clone of Rosemary's Baby.

Box office forecasts (excluding the holiday Monday):

Ride Along: first place; $30.

Jack Ryan: third place; $15.

The Nut Job: fourth or fifth place; $10M.

Devil's Due: sixth place; less than $10M.