Two things attracted me to this movie. First, I was curious to discover this immortal Jules Verne’s story. Second, I like fantasy movies. Other factors were the curiosity of watching in 2D a movie that was meant for 3D viewing and the always wholesome Brendan Fraser.
Verne’s story is very intriguing and it’s clearly perfect for the cinematic medium. Modern visual effects allowed the filmmakers to create believable monsters and lush environments, and although the experience would have obviously been better in 3D, it still worked in 2D.
And yet, in spite of decent visual effect, a great concept to boot, and passable acting, the movie still doesn’t work well in the end. The screenplay is likely to blame, since it tries to jam too much stuff in the same cauldron (a deep brotherly love, a lifelong quest to realize one’s dream, a budding love story, a broken uncle/nephew relationship, a bad guy that threatens to junk our hero’s career, and more).
Such efforts usually flounder, and this time is no different.
Grade: 4
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