The Adam Project

A B-movie with a huge B. Adam mixes and recycles long since used ideas in an entertaining cocktail of great one-liners, references and nods. Reynolds is exactly the same once again, even though his younger me is even better. This likeable guy is the heart of the entire story. Levy remains an unimpressive director who is lucky in choosing screenplays. Nostalgia, popular science, family, dough = a recipe for success. SPOILER: Hulk is Deadpool’s dad! (03/12/2022)

The first Netflix blockbuster of the year from Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds, who obviously hit it off, but sadly it’s just average for me. Free Guy was probably the director's peak that he won't surpass (maybe with Deadpool 3, we'll see). Anyway this sci-fi family adventure with a touch of Spielberg works story-wise and emotionally, but the humor is too family friendly and normal and the action is downright routine and uninteresting (for my taste), too family friendly. I found the first half entertaining, thanks to the novel premise and well explained time-travel plot, but the second half seemed kind of out of pace and I endured it until the end. I'm obviously not the target audience, the film will no doubt find its fans, but for me it unfortunately doesn't stand out on any level. Story 4/5, Action 2/5, Humor 3/5, Violence 0/5, Fun 3/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 4/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 2/5, Emotion 3/5, Actors 4/5. 6/10. (03/13/2022)

The Adam Project mixes elements of a family comedy with a sci-fi adventure story, and while they certainly tried to come up with something fresh, it's ultimately a bland film about time travel and family values. The Ryan Reynolds-Walker Scobell duo is fine, but by wanting to make a film "for the whole family", they had to rein in the (inappropriate) humor (though a "farting" gunshot wound is something you don’t see anywhere). Catherine Keener was too likeable for me for a baddie, and her younger self had a CGI aftertaste like Henry Cavill's chin in Justice League. The Adam Project doesn't surprise or amaze, but it doesn't offend or bore either. (01/15/2023)

I was hoping for a fun movie, but what I got was a surprisingly dull experience bogged down by family drama that I could have done without. The action scenes did add a bit of life to it, but the overall plot plays fast and loose with the logic of time travel, bending the rules as it pleases. Even with Ryan Reynolds in the lead — who's been a solid fit for adventure films lately — this one misses the mark. (03/24/2022)

A very weak family sci-fi, and I can't believe is written by the same people as Free Guy. Ryan Reynolds doesn't stand out significantly here, the Hulk and Zoe Saldana are ornaments rather, the action is little and boring, and otherwise there's basically just talk. It's uninteresting, has no drive and really nothing else worth watching. I'm kind of wondering who the target audience is, because it's too sterile for adults, too uninteresting for kids, and teenagers will be bored too... (03/18/2022)