This is one that I can't truly review,
because I could only stomach 15 minutes of it. I had mentioned wanting to see it
in my review of “Oblivion” ,
because the movies share a director, Joseph Kosinski. I enjoyed
“Oblivion,” so I had high hopes for “Tron: Legacy,” despite
its dubious, belated-sequel status. Hopes = dashed!
The movie starts out with computer
programmer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges, reprising his role from the
original “Tron”) telling his son, Sam, the story of how he
entered the virtual world back in “Tron.” It's the lamest piece
of movie exposition ever. Kevin goes on to disappear, leaving his
software company in the control of money-grubbers who care nothing
about his noble goal of making digital information free for the
masses.
Skip ahead a decade, and we meet
Flynn's rebellious son, Sam (Garrett Hedlund), who likes to speed
around on his motorcycle and create mischief for the greedy board
that runs his missing dad's company.
This is where I gave up. The movie is
just one stock scene after another, a total turd. I'll give Kosinski
credit for good cinematography, but a lame script is going to turn
into a lame movie, no matter how well it is shot. I can't really
remember whether the original “Tron” was any good, but I
definitely wouldn't waste any time on the sequel.
1 star out of 5
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