Predictable. Implausible. Saccharine. Are just a few words to describe this movie in a negative light. There are also the plot conveniences that are there for the sake of moving the narrative along, while constantly pushing your suspension of disbelief. Inconsistencies about the near-future tech and about the lead character's knowledge-base bugged me as well. Gary Oldman swinging for the fences with some over acting didn't help this film's good will. All that makes this sound like a terrible movie right? Well, I honestly thought it was just perfectly okay.
Looking past the flaws this movie has, you'll find that the premise still has it's heart in the right place as a young adult romance, and that can't be discounted. There are people who will find many reasons to like about this, as it's clearly pandering to a specific target audience who will eat this story up wholeheartedly. The major positive strength of this movie and a reason to see this, would be for Asa Butterfield and Britt Robertson. Both actors are entertaining in their roles, and I enjoyed seeing the two play off each other. If I was a 10 years old kid, I probably would completely fall in love with this movie. So despite the flaws it does have, it's not a horrible movie by any means.
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