Athena (Raffey Cassidy) is a robot from the future, and she befriends a young inventor, Frank Walker (Thomas Robinson), who is given more than a glimpse of Tomorrowland. Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) touches a token from the 1964 NY World's Fair and sees glimpses of the future and wants to know more. But to get more that involves recruiting adult Frank Walker (George Clooney) who was banished from Tomorrowland by Governor Nix (Hugh Laurie).
The visuals and overall cinematography are spectacular. The acting among: Cassidy as Athena, Robertson as Casey, Robinson as young Frank and Clooney as adult Frank is spot on. Good chemistry here all around. Hugh Laurie as Gov Nix does a good job too. The stunts and CGI throughout are most impressive. Humor is injected at times mostly in the form of complaints.
The thing I like most about George Clooney is that when he gets angry, he has the ability to convey that there is no other way out, all is lost, nothing more to do, give up, that's it, done. Then silence. Then he conveys he sees something only he can see and there is a way out. A lot actors can do this, but Clooney does it the best of all. Pure Gold.
Casey comes upon a most grumpy Frank, who comes to believe Athena who says Casey can save the Earth. Later on we learn that Nix wants the Earth destroyed because the people do nothing to help themselves when disasters and wars break out and don't deserve to continue. Since Frank didn't believe this, he was banished.
We don't spend much time in Tomorrowland. This is all about the journey to Tomorrowland and saving the Earth. We do see that Gov Nix doesn't age on Tomorrowland. He's the same when he sees young Frank back in the day and when he meets adult Frank in Tomorrowland.
In the beginning we see Casey's young brother who looks almost exactly like young Frank. They are two different people and why the director would allow a sameness comparison to be in the story is beyond us. (maybe to confuse us?)
Although Britt Robertson as Casey, in the story, is a teenager we sometimes see that she may be older than a teenager. A moot point but it was noticed.
Notable: Tim McGraw as Casey's father.
Overall a visually good movie. (9/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.
The visuals and overall cinematography are spectacular. The acting among: Cassidy as Athena, Robertson as Casey, Robinson as young Frank and Clooney as adult Frank is spot on. Good chemistry here all around. Hugh Laurie as Gov Nix does a good job too. The stunts and CGI throughout are most impressive. Humor is injected at times mostly in the form of complaints.
The thing I like most about George Clooney is that when he gets angry, he has the ability to convey that there is no other way out, all is lost, nothing more to do, give up, that's it, done. Then silence. Then he conveys he sees something only he can see and there is a way out. A lot actors can do this, but Clooney does it the best of all. Pure Gold.
Casey comes upon a most grumpy Frank, who comes to believe Athena who says Casey can save the Earth. Later on we learn that Nix wants the Earth destroyed because the people do nothing to help themselves when disasters and wars break out and don't deserve to continue. Since Frank didn't believe this, he was banished.
We don't spend much time in Tomorrowland. This is all about the journey to Tomorrowland and saving the Earth. We do see that Gov Nix doesn't age on Tomorrowland. He's the same when he sees young Frank back in the day and when he meets adult Frank in Tomorrowland.
In the beginning we see Casey's young brother who looks almost exactly like young Frank. They are two different people and why the director would allow a sameness comparison to be in the story is beyond us. (maybe to confuse us?)
Although Britt Robertson as Casey, in the story, is a teenager we sometimes see that she may be older than a teenager. A moot point but it was noticed.
Notable: Tim McGraw as Casey's father.
Overall a visually good movie. (9/10)
Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: No. Language: No.