A.D.D. cases will love this picture

Rating: 7/10 (7 August 2014)

After the sickeningly sentimental start (probably meant to allow for settling in and munching time) the picture goes off on all cylinders for a straight two hours with barely a pause. I remember thinking at a couple of points: "Oh, a scene here," but it got cut off anyway. There's not a moment to think about anything, including the rocket designs, the enormous city that is portrayed, or any of the many wicked characters. Everything rushes by in a welter of images and fragmentary plot-lines until the brain spins. The mcguffin is this daft ball that looks exactly like a baseball made of wrought iron, which when twisted reveals a brilliant gem that can destroy the world. It doesn't matter, because our hero grabs it anyway and undergoes a lengthy traumatic experience only remedied by his friends grabbing onto him and taking some of the strain. A likely story, but no more far-fetched than the rest of this idiotic fantasy that almost made its giant budget back on its first weekend. Big earnings ahead for this 3- D special. Definitely worth seeing for sci-fi fans.