“The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again” (**1/2 out of four) was a colorful, high-energy remake of the 1975 “classic” about the misadventures of Brad and Janet (Ryan McCartan, Victoria Justice) who seek shelter from a storm one night and wind up in the castle of a dancing, demented alien transgender scientist (Laverne Cox). Flashy and stylish direction from noted choreographer Kenny Ortega and good-looking cinematography from Luc Montpellier make this as good a remake as possible as the filmmakers could have done. Unfortunately, the central story remains self-indulgent and more than a little weird (at least to me). Those that loved the original (I didn’t) may want to boost my rating by a star. Original star Tim Curry returns here playing the criminologist in his first acting role in 5 years.

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