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Tomorrowland (2015) Recipe Card Movie Review

Movie Rating: 3 Joes

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Tomorrowland (2015)
Released May 22, 2015 / Sci-fi & Fantasy / PG
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2 hr 10 min
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2 hr 10 min
Ingredients
  1. Stars: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Brittany Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Kathryn Hahn,
  2. Tim McGraw, Judy Greer, Keegan Michael Key
  3. Written by: Jeff Jensen, Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof
  4. Directed by: Brad Bird
Instructions
  1. From Disney comes two-time Oscar (R) winner Brad Bird's riveting, mystery adventure "Tomorrowland," starring Academy Award (R) winner George Clooney.
  2. Bound by a shared destiny, former boy-genius Frank (Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Casey (Britt Robertson), a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity, embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space known only as "Tomorrowland." What they must do there changes the world-and them-forever.
  3. Featuring a screenplay by "Lost" writer and co-creator Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird, from a story by Lindelof & Bird & Jeff Jensen, "Tomorrowland" promises to take audiences on a thrill ride of nonstop adventures through new dimensions that have only been dreamed of.
Notes
  1. “Tomorrowland” is a strange creature. It’s a film I was really looking forward to seeing and one that I should have really enjoyed. But instead, I just walked away feeling ‘meh.’ It’s a good looking film with some really good ideas in it. And it certainly kept my interest throughout.
  2. So where does it sort of go wrong? Well, to be quite frank, it’s a two hour movie that ultimately leads to a preachy conclusion. As I left the film, I sort of felt like a sat through a two hour PSA. Now don’t get me wrong. The movie’s not boring. And the message it conveys is noble. But it does come across a little too simplistic and I feel maybe a little out of place for what’s supposed to be nothing more than a fun little fantasy film. I don’t know about you, but when I go to see a movie like this I would like to forget about the harsh realities that await me on the outside of the movie theater.
  3. Another problem with the movie is that the characters were just not that interesting. I didn’t really care about their plight or find the whole thing that intriguing. From what was sold to us in the trailers, I expected to have a lot more fun than I did. I wanted to see something new and different. Maybe even a world we haven’t seen before on film. I wanted to see “Tomorrowland.” But instead, I just got ‘Averageland.’
  4. And then there’s George Clooney. I generally don’t find him that terribly interesting as an actor. It’s not so much that I dislike the films he’s in. Some are very good. But I find that when he speaks, he just has trouble emoting. Every time I see him in a movie, I never see him playing a character. I just see George Clooney acting. And I think his casting might have hurt this film a bit. A more interesting actor might have made this movie more engaging.
  5. So I would think that a movie with robots and jet packs and futuristic cities and ray guns and portals and spaceships would make for a real kick-ass film. But the whole thing really just felt ‘by the numbers.’ The character’s emotions just seemed forced and a bit lifeless. And I found it was a bad creative decision to open the film with Clooney essentially addressing the audience for the first few minutes. It was a slow, boring, and cheesy way to start the film. I have a feeling that if the movie was reedited and tightened, it would probably play better.
  6. “Tomorrowland” is not the worst film you can see this summer, but it’s certainly not the best one either. Overall, I found it to be just 'okay.'
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 Citation * The Instructions are from the Official Site for the film.

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