Robot bartender movie9/12/2023 ![]() He showed a good knack for storytelling with The Darkest Hour (2011) and really made me a fan with Prometheus (2012) but Doctor Strange (2016) left much to be desired from a story standpoint. Jon Spaihts takes the writing credits and much of the blame on this one. I think this detailed plot synopsis hits the nail in the coffin, directly on the head. Both Jurassic World and now Passengers have tried in vain to recapture the dynamic charisma Pratt displayed in Guardians of the Galaxy. Lawrence has the acting chops to carry the film by herself for a while and Pratt’s comedic chops and boyish charm would have been a nice injection to her otherwise manic drive. In fact, I would have actually liked to see their roles inverted. It was far from the best work I’ve seen from either of them. They were saddled with a sub-par story and tasked with and bringing more to the characters than the writing was able to provide. Sheen is probably the best character in the movie and he plays a robot bartender.Ĭongratulation to Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt for leveraging their star power into sizable paydays though. Laurence Fishburne and Michael Sheen were well cast and brought much more to the table, but weren’t utilized nearly enough. However, in this case her choice for lead roles was transparently uninspired. ![]() I recently praised Francine Maisler for her work on Nocturnal Animals. However, they were simply bad choices for this film. Lawrence and Pratt have built in fan bases and legions of loyal fans. Let’s start with the obvious audience pandering in these casting choices. They have all the chemistry of Eyes Wide Shut without the awkward real life parallel to lean on. For anyone who has seen this movie and thinks those two have good on-screen chemistry, sorry but they absolutely don’t. I have read some other critics’ reviews and many claim the film’s saving grace is the chemistry between Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. A love story set on a spaceship en route to a new planet colony 120 years away carries much less mass appeal than an exciting Sci-Fi thriller. I think the studio needed to drum up interest in an otherwise stale story arc and sold a false narrative to drive box office sales. Why the trailer sold that idea becomes painfully obvious once you’ve seen the film. A space thriller with some kind of sinister or unexpected twist waiting for the audience at the end. The original trailer looked very promising. Sadly, but not surprisingly, Passengers was the rule and not the exception. ![]() The phrase, ‘I should have known better’, lingering in my head. They usually end up landing somewhere between lofty expectation and utter failure, but always leave me with a sense of undeniable disappointment. My general rule of thumb when it comes to movies I want to see: The better the trailer, the worse the movie.
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