Review of Innerspace (1987) by Jade T — 04 Dec 2010

This film is very careful not to take itself too seriously, which is very good considering the wacky plot. Dennis Quaid plays a washed up pilot, who is having both bad luck in his career and his love life, despite the amount of charm that Quaid gives the character. He takes the job of piloting a ship that will be shrunk and injected into a test subject, which would eventually become an unsuspecting human (Martin Short).

Martin Short does a very good job as a "loser" who suffers from constant health concerns of his own making, and a dead end job. He provides well humor as he first thinks he his crazy, and then slowly discovers that someone is actually floating around inside him. As the plot unfolds, he encounters the lovely Meg Ryan, the love interest of both men at some point, who helps him to solve the several problems they must endure.

The technical part of the film is good enough, as I am not an expert of 80s cinema and the special effects of that period. However, it certainly doesn't detract from the picture and allows you to enjoy the story well enough. This film is probably a great example of popcorn film-making in the 80s and is enjoyable enough.