I never read the book this movie was based on. So I was watching the story with fresh eyes with my movie theatre-working friend just now. He thought it was "weird" but enjoyable. I understood a lot of what was going on though not everything, certainly not why the father wasn't able to go back on earth for 4 years. Special effects were awesome, but then it's Disney so why not? The leading girl was relatable, to me at least. Overall, I wasn't completely convinced at the story points, but I, and my friend, were still pretty touched much of the time watching this, A Wrinkle in Time.