This pulp adventure can be a good deal of fun if you haven't become jaded by sitting through contemporary blockbusters loaded with explosions and hurtling cars and noisy intrusions and expect more of the same. Not just a noisy film for the socially arrested post-pubescent male, this is a stylish film with a distinctive look, an homage to the serial thrills of the thirties, and it's fun to experience robots not really intended to scare much of anybody--just appealing to the budding inventor, perhaps.
It's a kid's joy this film has, reflected in the easy-going performances of Law, Ribisi, and Paltrow , their relationships reflecting some idea of thirties screwball comedy with a slight contemporary twist. Angelina Jolie is the joy of the film, perfectly in tune with the Wizard of Oz atmosphere pervading this computer-driven world.
If you want to immerse yourself in a genuine thriller, this is not your film, but if you would like to float a fantasy, share a kid's world loaded with references to the late 1930's (with no connection to reality) this is an amusing and visually arresting ride
It's a kid's joy this film has, reflected in the easy-going performances of Law, Ribisi, and Paltrow , their relationships reflecting some idea of thirties screwball comedy with a slight contemporary twist. Angelina Jolie is the joy of the film, perfectly in tune with the Wizard of Oz atmosphere pervading this computer-driven world.
If you want to immerse yourself in a genuine thriller, this is not your film, but if you would like to float a fantasy, share a kid's world loaded with references to the late 1930's (with no connection to reality) this is an amusing and visually arresting ride