Ok this movie didn't great reviews, but sometimes the reviews are wrong. I rented Tomorrowland starring Hugh Laurie (from House), also starring George Clooney and someone who also plays in it is singer/actor Tim McGraw. This starts out kind of interesting - but unfortunately the negative reviews are kind of true. The main character - Casey Newton (played by Britt Robertson) is a typical teenage girl and unfortunately they don't make her endearing AT ALL. She is annoying and never really grows on you as worth rooting for in this movie. Tomorrowland has potential - but it is one of those movies where tight plot lines and good characters make or break the movie. Unfortunately the movie plots kind of break the movie and the plot lines really never deliver the movie enough to get a high score. Casey Newton screams most of the movie, and as the viewer tries to understand what exactly is happening, you never really feel for the characters. George Clooney's character is bossed around constantly and you feel like he never got off the ground. Although he may have had a chance to develop as a younger version of himself, that story is left alone so that other less important pieces of the story can be developed. Unfortunately the writers of
Tomorrowland try to add in some mysterious pieces that come off like
Terminator 2, yet still don't deliver as effectively as the characters in
Terminator 2. Sadly this is a science fiction movie that tries to show you the hopeful future, but has been done much better in other movies. I wanted to like this Disney movie starring George Clooney and Tim McGraw - but I just couldn't. So, how could this scifi movie been much better and warranted a second watch? Here are my recommendations:
1.
Make Casey Newton scream and whine 75% less. Yeah I realize teenage girls may accurately show the behavior of Casey - it STILL doesn't make a great movie watching her behave that way. It is annoying and disrespectful.
2.
Make George Clooney have a more major role in the movie - show his younger self more in the movie, and develop an actual story rather than letting Casey's story overtake any sort of character development he may have.
3.
Keep the message of hope, but make it build-up to the message much more throughout the whole movie. Maybe remove some characters so the audience can be invested in the story and really see where it is developing to. Instead we are left with a bunch of side characters all trying to make a hodge-podge of a plot into a semi-hopeful ending. Not well executed.
4.
Never underestimate the power of a good screen writer. I think this movie tried to do things well, but it just failed in many departments. The special effects were nicely done, but people long for a good story. Too many directors seem to think that special effects can make/break the movie. They can't. A good story is enhanced by them, but even a poorly produced movie has a chance if it is told well with good writing.
Good science fiction is hard to pull off and rarely ever wins awards. I wanted to like the movie
Tomorrowland but unfortunately it wasn't one I would watch over again. This one you may want to skip. One thumb up for encouraging ending, and one thumb down for execution.
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