The Adam Project is an old fashioned family sci-fi adventure film that harkens back to the days of The Last Starfighter, ET, or Tron. It combines a fun adventure story with classic emotional beats and a big dose of (well integrated) humour to make the whole package, the kinds of movie I remember watching as a kid on VHS.
The film is very well done even if there are typical time travel plotting details so we won't go into that. The third act has some (rather standard for the genre) issues, you know the kinds of problems that films that posit children as the action heroes? But the point is about making that emotional connection even if the story has a few holes and The Adam Project connects the dots.
Young star Scobell has great screen presence and he channels Reynolds perfectly to the point where we can imagine this was what Reynolds was like as a kid. Because Reynolds is playing Reynolds. He's very much in a rut playing the same character over and over again in all his movies and The Adam Project leans into it giving fans the Reynolds they buy the tickets for. The film mostly overcomes the predictable nature of Reynolds schtick with its charming story and strong cast, especially Scobell.
The Adam Project will win you over. I mean look at that poster. It is everything 80s kids wanted in their Saturday morning matinees. Adam is a winner and the sort of film that can just be enjoyed by everybody. So go enjoy it.
The Adam Project
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Zoe Saldana, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Keener, Alex Mallari Jr.
Director: Shawn Levi
Writers: Jonathan Tropper, TS Nowlin, Jennifer Fleckett, Mark Levin
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