I saw this film yesterday in a cinema in Singapore with a friend.
George Clooney and Britt Robertson star in Tomorrowland as Frank Walker and Casey Newton respectively. Frank (Clooney) is a boy genius, while Newton (Robertson) plays a dreamer who loves space. They are assigned the task of saving the world by Athena, played by Raffey Cassidy. I feel like this sums up the characters to a tee as most character depth is replaced by one liners etc.
They must travel to Tomorrowland, run by David Nix (Hugh Laurie) a world filled with the potential for the future. When they complete their task, they may be able to save our reality.
My heart sank when the movie started as the ending was given away within one minute. Unfortunately, this kills the momentum and impact that the rest of the movie could have had. It also means that while the movie while the movie has enjoyable moments, it was never exciting.
This movie also acts as a travel advertisement aimed at getting children to annoy their parent. The first third of this movie included an advert for Disneyland. While the second third includes an advert for the Eiffel Tower.
There are moments in this movie when Physics are thrown out of the window. This is alright in most movies, however this one is a science based movie. Even though it is science fantasy, there are certain elements that should be scientifically based.
When Nix is introduced for the second time in this movie, his role is obvious. When he explains his motivation, I find myself agreeing with his logic. I feel that for a movie such as this, this shouldn't be the case. There is something wrong when you feel that the protagonists journey is vague.
The performances were lacklustre from the entire cast, who made it obvious that this was a paycheque movie. The momentum is killed from the get go and unfortunately most of the characters are a deep as a paddling pool.
While I did not enjoy this movie, I have to note that Tomorrowland is not a movie aimed at adults in any way.
Recommendation: Have your kids watch it while you do whatever else you want to do.
All feedback is welcome, have a great day.
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