And make no mistake Tron: Legacy is a stunningly dull would-be movie.Įven Jeff Bridges is weirdly off of his game. The apparent absence of any attempt at quality renders even the (only occasionally) pretty pictures impotent and dull. This far, and no further." If we as moviegoers accept this artless, soulless confection as a suitable example of big-budget filmmaking, then we deserve everything we get in the following years. I am reminded of Patrick Stewart's monologue towards the end of Star Trek: First Contact. Just how much bad dialogue, poor acting, inexplicable plotting, and emotionally-vapid characterizations will we accept as long as we've been convinced that the film is 'cool'? How little actual content will we demand in exchange for $300 million light shows disguised as motion pictures? We casually accept seemingly intentional mediocrity in our franchise films, from The Flintstones to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, holding our nose but making these films into smash hits. Tron: Legacy almost operates as a litmus test for how much we will tolerate in our tent-pole film making.
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