Director:
Brad BirdStory line
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
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Fast forward to today, seen the movie, let it cool down. The feeling now is quite the opposite. I was in for the adventure, not for the overbearing message. In short, it's the American dream packaged in a Disney vessel, ergo my summary.
I tried to look beyond it, see the adventure, be 10 again and dream...
The acting isn't great, a bit flat on character. Clooney tries, almost get's there. Britt Robertson is an adequate rebellious youth but sometimes irritating by being too good.
Although 'Frank' gives a subtle remark regarding Edison's presence, just leave him out please. I know his mannequin is there, but stop crediting this man, stop using this false history, it reminds me of the adage 'history is written by the victors'... But I'm too old and cynical I guess. I probably will not be invited to Tomorrowland. Which could be a good thing, considering the other analogy you could make about being selected for the promised land.
Grievances aside, there are good parts like the house scene, the Eiffel tower connection and Athena.
I go to movies to be taken away to that other place, this one didn't take off, sadly.