Review of Ready Player One (2018) by Franz C — 07 Apr 2018

Sure, the CGI in the virtual world looks amazing. Who doesn't wish to see the DeLorean smash against other generic cars in a high-stakes race, to marvel at the sheer size of the lovable Iron Giant, to be terrified by the seemingly indestructible Mechagodzilla, and wish that there was a Gundam standalone movie in the works? But they are not critical to the enrichment of the picture compared to the aforementioned elements of convincing world-building.

In other words, they are stunning decorations. And I think these throwbacks spent so much time being front and center that the film's running time had ballooned unnecessarily.