Ready Player Wonder

Rating: 9/10 (22 March 2018)

It's clearly overlong. The cute characters tend towards one-dimensional, some of the soundtrack choices are dull and the dialogue could have been sharper. In the end, however, all aspects mentioned are good enough and get the job done making it possible to let loose the mightiest cinematic imagination known to man: Steven Spielberg.
This 71 year old multi-billionaire is the bees knees. While the movie adaptation may disappoint some of the fans of Mr. Cline's book (understandably), those interested in pure cinema will find a genius working at the height of his powers creating an entire believable fantasy world on the canvas. Spielberg's unparallelled technique always guides the eye in the right place even in the film's most frenzied moments. Raoul Walsh once stated that there is only one correct place for the camera, and Spielberg understands this - even when he is orchestrating one of his jaw-dropping tracking shots.
RP1 is a ride. It's the most fun you can have at the movies right now. The whole movie is such a tidal wave of cinematic wonder that the actors will not get much attention. But it is a nice cast. Tye Sheridan is a talented actor and shines with sweet sincerity. Ben Mendelsohn makes for a decent villain. And Mark Rylance once again steals the picture with another relatable characterization.