Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory (www.imdb.com).
Director: Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol)
Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy
Tomorrowland should be Disney's new, original charter. Granted there's a lot of potential here, but there are minor burdens that stop it from challenging big blockbusters like The Avengers and The Fast and Furious films. Let's start with the negatives, because there's also a lot to love about TLand. Firstly is style over substance. Some areas of this created world are scrappy, but overall the majority is clean, smooth and aesthetically pleasing. Assumptions can be made as to whether the studio has spent too much money on how it looks and not enough on material. Secondly is the story's layout. Too much time is spent getting George Clooney and Britt Robertson to Tomorrowland, so the finale is unsurprisingly rushed. The only explanation is it's a build up to another film. It'd be a shame to see such a beautiful world go to waste. Plus, clocking in at nearly two hours, it should be a little snappier if they want to grab the attention of all age ranges. Lasty but not least is Athena. She's irritable to the point of exhaustion. Now on to the good stuff. Clooney is on fine form, standing out well and driving the other characters on with his experience. The film is crisp and exhilarating, dominating an industry struggling for new ideas. There are some incredibly lavish set-pieces. One is a long take of Casey (Robertson) exploring TLand in all its glory, another involves the Eiffel Tower splitting into two to make room for a spaceship. We know what Brad Bird (Mission Imposible: Ghost Protocol) and cinematographer Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi, Oblivion) are capable of, so why not use their abilities for TLand2?
3.5/5
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