A great film filled with pop culture references

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2018)

This film has been on the top of my list to see and I have now had the chance to see Ready Player One and I think this is a great film with a lot of fun laced into it. The premise of the film sees a dystopia future where most people spend their time in a virtual world called the Oasis. It's up to a group of people to find an Easter egg and save this world from total destruction. Tye Sheridan is am up and coming actor gaining larger roles and he does a really good job in this film, whether it be his character in the real world or in the oasis. He displayed great innocence and it allowed the audience to connect with his character as he truly embraced who he is in this world like people do every day playing video games. All the other characters in the oasis are really fun characters and I really liked their interactions and they came across as a likeable team. Ben mehndolson plays the villain in this film and even though his character isn't that unique he delivers a fun great villainous performance. He is just so natural as a villain and you can tell he is having fun in his role in this film. Mark rylance and Simon pegg have smaller roles in this film but they do good jobs with what their characters are given. The story when it comes to the Oasis is really interesting, seeing these different worlds and universes in a virtual reality works really well mixed with the unique visuals. However, I feel like the story in the real world wasn't particularly strong, it was just very bland and by the numbers. It affects this film as especially in the third act it focuses too much on this aspect of the story. The script has some surprisingly good humour in it that allows the characters to feel more real and easily connectable. The drama has decent moments in it, though I do really feel that it can get pretty preachy, especially as the film reaches its climax which affected the fun aspects of the film. The style is absolutely brilliant, the CGI is all really good and feels appropriate for this world. The pop culture references are fantastic and really bought a smile to my face mixed with some pretty decent action scenes. Overall this is a really fun fun to watch with the extra bit of quality added by Steven Spielberg to make it a great film.