Review of Tomorrowland (2015) by Showbizjunkie — 27 May 2015

I was so excited for this movie when I saw the trailers and that Brad Bird was directing it. But when I actually saw the movie, I was severely disappointed. Visually, Tomorrowland looks wonderful, due to a nearly $200m budget.

However, the plot was a meandering mess, the script was laughable, and for the most part the acting was subpar (apart from Clooney and Laurie's barely memorable performances). You don't even understand what's going on until the last act of the movie.

The writing was bad, with thick layers of cheesy worn-out tropes. Not to mention that the film claims that Casey is the young female protagonist, then proceeds to sideline her role to focus on George Clooney's character, and on top of that, the one other strong female character in the film is sacrificed to make him feel better about himself.

Ugh. For the most part, there were child actors, so I can't really fault them for not being master thespians. However, I expected more out of Britt Robertson. Clooney acted like he does in every other film, and Hugh Laurie still felt like House.

Raffey Cassidy did a very good job for a young actress, even though her character went to waste at the end. I did like the part when Hugh Laurie's character's leg was crushed; I'm assuming that was a tip of the hat to his role as Gregory House.

And occasionally, the humor made me chuckle a bit. But overall, this movie was a waste of time and money, both for me and for the makers of the film.