Spoilers!!!! To those who are wondering whether or not Tomorrowland is worth their money and don't want any small spoilers, the short answer is a resounding yes. It's nowhere near perfect, but the performances are good, and it's one of the most fun visual experiences you will see. The first two acts are great and fun, but the third has the film tripping up a bit. To those who want to know more, read on. The first two acts of Tomorrowland are basically perfect in my eyes. I realize that I am usually overly lenient, but the fact is I was having too much fun in to notice whatever problems that the movie had in those first minutes. Brad Bird, who has made some of the greatest kids’ movies of all time, is still at the top of his game in terms of crafting some incredibly fun visual scenes. There's a jetpack moment that comes early in the film that I feel is on par with what Bird did in Ghost Protocol as far as pure exhilaration goes. That's impressive considering Ghost Protocol contained the now legendary Burj Khalifa scene. But that said, Tomorrowland's opening acts have some even more spectacular stunts that did not fail to amaze. We are also introduced to our main characters: Casey, a spirited young teenager; Athena, a little girl who knows a lot about Tomorrowland; and Frank, the only man who can get them back. I won't divulge how they all come together, but to say the least it's all in good fun--especially since the actors for this portion of the movie seem to be having a great time. Britt Robertson as Casey spends a lot of time screaming and looking dreamy eyed, but again it's all in good fun. Raffey Cassidy is delightful as Athena, and there is nothing more entertaining than watching a smoothly flowing fight scene where a 9 year old beats up two killer robots. George Clooney here is good as Frank and seems to be playing an idealized version of the old men that people used to see in their movies. There seems to be a history behind his performance that is almost exciting. There are a couple supporting actors, but none of them are used very often. Act 1 and 2 move by at a great and fun pace, and everything with them wraps up nicely. And then Act three comes in. It's by no means bad, but it seems like the writers (I'm gonna go ahead and blame David Lindelof for this) suddenly realized that they hadn't put any of the huge idea stuff into the movie by the time the second act happened. Then they scrambled to throw it all together in a way that disappointed me. They go full-on idea talk. The script focuses simply on this big idea that pops up, and the shift from fun, floaty sci-fi adventure to full on human philosophy is rough. It was even a little difficult to analyze it because there is a lot going on on that front too. There's a subtle line that is basically a middle finger to modern Hollywood, which is a nice touch, but seems to convolute the dialogue. It's all just not as fun as I thought it would be. That said the way that the film wraps up really nice, little, optimistic bow. I give Tomorrowland an 8 out of 10. Reviewed by Stephen Tronicek. Edited by Mia Rintoul.
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