‘Tomorrowland’ Movie Review: Best And Worst Moments Of The Film [WATCH VIDEO]

Hollywood actor George Clooney is being linnked to a guest appearance in the comedy series "Jane The Virgin." Here, he poses at the premiere of "Tomorrowland" at AMC theatres in Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California May 9, 2015. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

"Tomorrowland," which is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, has just been released in Australian theatres on Thursday. It was shown in New Zealand on May 21, 2015 and in the U.S., Canada and UK on May 22, 2015. The film stars George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Tim McGraw, Keegan-Michael Key, Thomas Robinson, Kathryn Hahn and Raffey Cassidy. Here is the "Tomorrowland" movie review including the best and worst moments of the film.

"Tomorrowland" was written by Brad Bird, Jeff Jensen and Damon Lindelof. It was directed by Brad Bird. Bird also produced the movie, along with Lindelof and Jeffrey Chernov. Its running time is 130 minutes.

Its main plot is about a futuristic city called “Tomorrowland” and a bunch of robots, including one named Athena (Cassidy). Frank Walker (Robinson/Clooney) was able to go there back when he was a kid in 1964. He met Athena who introduced him to “Tomorrowland.”

When Walker grew up, he turned into a brilliant inventor. Casey Newton (Robertson), a science nerd, was destined to cross paths with him. Athena was their link to each other. When Walker and Newton finally met, they got chased by other robots who pretended to be U.S. Secret Service agents. They narrowly escaped the robots. Frank had no choice but to blow up his house to save himself and Casey.

Eventually, they find themselves reunited with Athena and they were able to go to “Tomorrowland” using Frank’s teleportation machine and a rocket inside the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

They discovered that the place is not what it used to be before. Governor Nix (Laurie) gave Casey a chance to see the future. But she saw worldwide destruction. However, Casey doesn’t believe that the world will actually end, that’s why the future changed.

Unfortunately, Athena got damaged while trying to save Frank from getting shot by Nix with a plasma gun. Athena couldn’t be repaired anymore and she will self-destruct soon. Before self-destructing, she replayed a recording of Frank and her. Then, Frank dropped Athena into the machine and it exploded. The explosion killed Nix.

The last part of the movie shows Frank and Casey making new "Tomorrowland" pins to enable dreamers like them to enter "Tomorrowland" again.

The film was fun to watch. It felt like being in an amusement ride. It is after all, named after the themed land in Disney’s famous parks. It was interesting to see all the futuristic inventions and gadgets in the movie. Robertson and Clooney work well together. Raffey Cassidy was also convincing as Athena, the friendly Audio-Animatronic robot who gets entwined with Frank and Casey’s lives.

Below is a list of the best and worst moments of "Tomorrowland."

Best Moments

When...

1. Frank first met Athena and was able to enter "Tomorrowland" as a kid.

2. Casey got a glimpse of "Tomorrowland" and was able to explore it.

3. Casey saw Frank’s inventions in his house.

4. Athena showed Frank a recording of them in the past.

5. Frank and Casey created pins to allow dreamers to have access to “Tomorrowland.”

Worst Moments

When...

1. Nix showed Casey the future, which included world destruction.

2. Nix shot Athena because he was aiming at Frank.

3. Athena was badly damaged and had to self-destruct.

Box Office Mojo reports that as of Tuesday, May 26, 2015, "Tomorrowland" has already earned $45,592,911 in the U.S. Its production budget is $190 million.

IMDb Ratings

The Internet Movie Database, or IMDb rating for "Tomorrowland" is 6.9/10 from 15,883 users (as of this writing). It garnered a Metascore of 60/100 from 45 critics including Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter, Tim Grierson of Screen Daily and Justin Chang of Variety.

Rotten Tomatoes Ratings

The Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer reports that "Tomorrowland" deserves a 50% rating. Out of 177 reviews, 89 considered it fresh while 88 considered it rotten. It has an average rating of 3.5/5. It also got a 60% score from the audience as of this writing.

Critics' Reviews

“The glaring failure of Tomorrowland is that its central premise - children are the future - is almost completely negated by the preachiness of the execution and the clumsiness of the storytelling,” Justin Chang wrote in Variety. Chang gave the film a score of 50.

Meanwhile, The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy believes that the film deserves a score of 90 points. He thinks that both Clooney and Robertson did a good job.

Audience Reviews

“I definitely know what they meant when they called the plot very scattered. It actually seemed a lot like a 'Prometheus' for the younger crowd....lol,” Flutie Archibald wrote on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

As for Bradley Wright, he thinks that the film was entertaining, but it was a step back for director, writer and producer Brad Bird. Archibald and Wright both gave the movie two and a half stars.

This "Tomorrowland" movie review provides insights and an overview of the film, including its best and worst moments, ratings from Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb, audience and critics' reviews and box office records.

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