This is quite an enjoyable little movie despite the fact that it is ridden with clichés and tropes that you have seen in many other sci-fi movies. This movie was created to make money not as art or to make a statement. Nonetheless, it is a pleasant way to spend 105 odd minutes.
Special effects are not blockbuster movie quality, but they are up to the job here. The script is fairly predictable but with enough interesting ideas percolating through to keep your intention. In fact, I felt some of these could have been developed more - e.g. Young Adam's relationship with the school bullies - but I guess that would have made for quite a long movie. The cast is mostly good. It's always a pleasure to see Mark Ruffalo in any movie. Zoe Saldana is here too because I think her contract says she has to be in every sci-fi movie that requires a female love interest. Jennifer Garner, who seems to be one of those ladies Hollywood calls on whenever they need someone to play a relatable mother character, is good as the mother. Ryan Reynolds plays, essentially, the same wise-cracking smart ass he plays in almost all of his movies. Catherine Keener is a fairly bland villain with Alex Millari Jr as her oriental (of course) henchman. The stand out in the cast is Walker Scobell as the young Adam. He acts well and steals the movie and I look forward to seeing him in future movies.
I don't want to seem like I'm being too hard on this movie. It may not be anything remarkable, but I enjoyed it and so did the kids. If you're looking for something for your family movie night, you won't go wrong with this.
Special effects are not blockbuster movie quality, but they are up to the job here. The script is fairly predictable but with enough interesting ideas percolating through to keep your intention. In fact, I felt some of these could have been developed more - e.g. Young Adam's relationship with the school bullies - but I guess that would have made for quite a long movie. The cast is mostly good. It's always a pleasure to see Mark Ruffalo in any movie. Zoe Saldana is here too because I think her contract says she has to be in every sci-fi movie that requires a female love interest. Jennifer Garner, who seems to be one of those ladies Hollywood calls on whenever they need someone to play a relatable mother character, is good as the mother. Ryan Reynolds plays, essentially, the same wise-cracking smart ass he plays in almost all of his movies. Catherine Keener is a fairly bland villain with Alex Millari Jr as her oriental (of course) henchman. The stand out in the cast is Walker Scobell as the young Adam. He acts well and steals the movie and I look forward to seeing him in future movies.
I don't want to seem like I'm being too hard on this movie. It may not be anything remarkable, but I enjoyed it and so did the kids. If you're looking for something for your family movie night, you won't go wrong with this.