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With an aesthetic that takes you straight back to the 90s and a dystopian sci-fi feel, it plunges us into a world in ruins where a young woman, together with a robot with its own charm, embarks on a journey full of dangers and surprises.
One of its greatest successes is the way it balances emotion and action. It has moments that really manage to thrill, combined with spectacular sequences that maintain a good pace.
Some scenes may drag on a little too long, but the chemistry between the main characters and the appeal of the world it sets up keeps the film solid.
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Visually, it more than delivers, without seeking to surprise with innovative effects, but offering a very well-resolved technical section.
The Russo brothers have adapted Simon Stålenhag's book to film and the screenplay is by the Russo's usual collaborators, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and considering that the book is only 104 pages long, I think they have improved the source material and I liked the setting in a dystopian and uchronic 90s.
The protagonist duo works: Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) and the drifter (Chris Pratt) have a dynamic that oscillates between friendship, mutual desperation and an express survival course in desolate lands.
I also really liked the other robot who accompanies the drifter and is a gem in the film. While Michelle's main companion Skyp is more loyal and endearing, this other robot provides a perfect counterpoint with his more sarcastic and lighthearted attitude that gives him that touch of spontaneity that makes the characters feel more human.
As far as I was concerned, the film met and exceeded my expectations from what I saw in the previews and the review. It communicated the almost apocalyptic atmosphere very well; it introduced me to endearing characters and always kept my interest.
The story is interesting and seems like the type of story I like. It will be fun to watch this weekend.
After a long time I will watch a sci-fi movie.