![]() ![]() (The movie is full of “Okay, I guess” contrivances of this type.) So he breaks into the backyard of his 12-year-old self, a smaller, more asthmatic, but equally smart-mouthed version of Adam (Walker Scobell).Īdult Adam needs young Adam’s DNA to start his ship. But he accidentally crash-lands in 2022, with a bullet in his side and a bio-linked ship that won’t start until his injury heals. Adam is desperate to go back to 2018, for reasons that quickly become clear. The film opens in 2050, just outside Earth’s orbit, where Adam (Reynolds) - a classic “hotshot pilot who plays by his own rules” type - is preparing to steal a time-traveling jet. But in moments where undiluted sweetness is required, the film’s glib writing stands out in a negative way. When Levy and Reynolds - both co-producers on the film - play to their strengths, The Adam Project is zippy, agreeable sci-fi fun that produces a few good chuckles. Writer-director Shawn Levy has already collaborated with Reynolds (on 2021’s Free Guy) and shot eight episodes of Stranger Things, so combining the two is a logical next step. Rapid-fire sarcasm is a cornerstone of his brand. ![]() One major factor behind the film’s rat-a-tat energy is star Ryan Reynolds: He’s Deadpool, for God’s sake. (It might be slower, actually.) So while Netflix’s science fiction comedy The Adam Project may feel like an Amblin Entertainment film played at 1.5 speed for viewers who grew up with those movies, the reasons for that go beyond the cruel distortions of time. Even onscreen, a perceived acceleration may be an illusion: Yes, an average 21st-century film has more and quicker edits than one made before 1980, thanks to developments in technology and the rise of the “MTV style.” But the back-and-forth in a 21st-century Marvel movie is no faster than that of a 1940s screwball comedy. The idea that the world is speeding up is, for the most part, a lie people tell themselves to deny that they’re getting older. ![]()
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