Movie Info

RATING:

PG

RELEASE:

September 17, 2004

GENRE:

Action/Adventure

TIME:

1 hr. 47 min.

STARRING:

Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jole, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon

WRITER AND DIRECTOR:

Kerry Conran

DISTRIBUTOR:

Paramount

 

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MOVIE REVIEW

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

By Phil Boatwright
The Movie Reporter

What's This?

CBN.com - This is a big-budgeted computer-generated retro-sci-fi actioneer about a rakish adventurer who teams with his reporter ex-girlfriend and an eye-patch wearing Amazon leader of an elite squadron in order to rescue his trusty sidekick from giant robots and a mysterious villainous scientist bent on world domination.

Lacking the cynicism and gloominess often found in this genre, Sky Captain dazzles the eye and pumps-up the heart rate. Marking a milestone in digital filmmaking, and fueled by witty dialogue, director Kerry Conran and producer/actor Jude Law give us a cartoon-like pulpy adventure entry, a blend of the Fritz Lang's Metropolis style, the Saturday morning serial derring do of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers, and the breakneck pace of Spielberg's Indiana Jones.

There's no deep intellectual motif, but Sky Captain has all the elements missing in this summer's popcorn-munching blockbuster supposed-to-bes (Cat Woman, Thunderbirds, Scooby Doo 2, Spiderman 2). Part tribute to the adventures of yesteryear and a satisfying exercise in the use of digital art direction, "Sky Captain" is a lot of fun.

Rating: PG Though it contains five or so mild expletives, there is no harsh or profane language; however, the expression "oh my God" is used four times, mostly by the female lead. While I do not consider this phrase to be blasphemous, it does come across as disrespectful to the Creator. Since the TV series "Friends" began incorporating it into nearly every episode, (as often as 10 times a show), it has become a standard Hollywood idiom. There is one mild sexual reference as a man makes a comment about a woman's chest in cold weather. The violence consists of video arcade-like zapping of mechanical villains as they attempt to destroy all of mankind. Full of explosions, gun battles and the like, but there is very little blood, and many heroic deeds are done in order to save others.

Author's Note: Dear Readers, please remember, as a movie reporter, I try to give the positive and negative of a film. While I hope you enjoy reading my opinion, I pray it is the synopsis and content that help you decide if the new release is suitable for your family's viewing. I often suggest the video alternatives because they address similar themes but lack today's objectionable content.

Phil Boatwright is the editor of The Movie Reporter. Review used by permission. Go to Phil Boatwright's website at www.moviereporter.com for details on how to have reviews of new films delivered directly to your e-mail address.