Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
For a while, it doesn't matter that the plot meanders. The story seems like a jigsaw puzzle inviting us to solve it. That's the fun part. However, when the resolution is presented, it underwhelms.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
23 May 2015
fresh:
Until its final act, Tomorrowland plays as a lighthearted techno-conspiracy thriller, Men in Black by way of Nancy Drew with the occasional whiff of Philip K. Dick paranoia and Pixarian high concept.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2015
rotten:
Although "Tomorrowland" never runs out of objects or ideas, its supply of dramatic fuel soon springs a leak.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 May 2015
fresh:
Exhilarating on every level.
– Andrew O'Hehir,
Salon.com,
27 May 2015
rotten:
An aggressively optimistic script admonishes the lazy and irresolute and urges humanity to end war and save the environment; the proselytizing burdens an already onerous plot.