Review of Ready Player One (2018) by Leokearse — 04 Apr 2018
This film is like watching someone else playing a video game. There are two sections that are imaginative and engaging (when they enter the Shining and the "real world" chase/loyalty centre scene) but much of this film is spent watching cgi characters zooming around like a PlayStation cut scene.
There's no real depth or involvement to it because the characters are underwritten, the plot is clunky (there are several "why on earth would they do that?" moments) and I felt emotionally uninvested in anyone on screen.
There's no jeopardy because everything looks CGI and you know EXACTLY how the plot will unfold. Yes, there are lots of references to 80s pop culture - I don't see why this makes the film better? This film could do with more dimensions in its plot and characters and fewer dimensions visually.
And it was almost two and a half hours long. I was pretty bored by the end.
This review of Ready Player One (2018) was written by Leokearse on 04 Apr 2018.
Ready Player One has generally received positive reviews.
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