Film: Tomorrowland

GENRE: Action/Adventure

RATING: PG for violence
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 10 minutes

STARRING: George Clooney (Ocean’s Eleven, Up in the Air)

Britt Robertson (Under the Dome), Hugh Laurie (House)

DIRECTOR: Brad Bird (Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol)

WRITERS: Damon Lindelof (Lost, Star Trek Into Darkness)

Brad Bird (Iron Giant, The Incredibles), Jeff Jensen (EW magazine)

PLOT: A smart optimistic teenager is chosen to change the world for the better but needs a former boy-genius to help her.    

FIVE OBSERVATIONS:

1 I absolutely loved the themes of optimism, dreamers and imagination. They may hit you over the head with it, but it was refreshing and a tad inspiring.

2 The look of Tomorrowland (even with the Space Mountain prominence) and lots of the special effects were really cool. It was so much fun to watch.  

3 Most of the fun is getting to Tomorrowland; once they get there, the plot gets heavy handed and drags a bit.   

4 One issue right from the start is having a brother and sister sharing a bedroom. The house was big enough, it made no sense. Also the fact that the kids’ bedroom has a door that leads to the outside for easy late night access seems like bad parenting.

5 The end of the film is a little schmaltzy but effective until the last shot which ruined all the grace I gave it. Too bad. Terrible last image.  

RECOMMENDATION: Fun to see in the theatre
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