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The Adam Projectdoesnt feel like a real movie.
Its an assemblage of ideas from other popular films that just hangs there with little cohesion.
Its like watching a movie that hasnt been made yet.
And the strangest thing is thatThe Adam Projectseems toknowthis.
The great challenge with Reynolds has always been how to handle the fundamental insincerity of his presence.
He has a way of making everything he says feel predetermined.
Twelve-year-old Adam (Walker Scobell) is scrawny and asthmatic, a wise-ass constantly picked on by bullies.
Its not actually that mysterious.
In 2050, Sorian has somehow used this technology to turn Earth into a hellhole.
We dont really see any such thing.)
My brain shut off after a certain point.
(Sadly, the great Keener is not as lucky as Ruffalo.
In fact, shes worse than wasted.
Regarding the movies premise: You probably have a lot of questions at this point.
I assure you thatThe Adam Projectdoes not answer any of them.
This isnt exactly Claire DenissHigh Lifeor Andrei TarkovskysSolaris.
Shawn Levy isnt going to counter nerdy obsessives with fuck-you formalism.
No, Levy simply wants to entertain, which is certainly a noble goal.
But its not just the dorky sci-fi stuff that goes out the window.
The emotional logic is discarded as well.
When the two Adams meet, the older Adam assures us that the younger Adam is annoying as hell.
The movie has lots of ideas, but it doesnt follow through on any of them.
Over and over, it just moves onto the next disjointed plot point.
Derivativeness in and of itself isnt always a problem.
Even corporate cynicism isnt necessarily a problem.
But when its all handled this shoddily, what comes through is crass, careless opportunism.
