Rating of
2.5/4
Not bad, but well short of Bird's animated efforts
Bryce - wrote on 09/30/15
Yet another Disneyland attraction has yielded a feature film in Brad Bird's "Tomorrowland." This is Bird's second foray into live-action filmmaking and while he has proven he knows what he's doing in this realm, he hasn't quite been able to match the brilliance of his animated offerings. This is a great-looking science fiction film with a creative premise and good talent in front of the camera. The visuals are, at times, nothing short of stunning. The plot is really interesting and suspenseful for the majority of the film but somewhat loses its way in the third act as it sputters into a pretty cheesy and heavy-handed conclusion. That being said, this is an uncommonly fresh and original effects-driven film and is worth a look despite its flaws.
