Soulless, and dominated by typical "eye candy"

Rating: 6/10 (7 April 2018)

Especially during the first 30 minutes, I was feeling this movie has no soul... it's lifeless and looking awful. Then it engaged. But at 1 hr. 20 min., two-thirds of the plot was resolved. I dreaded the thought of having to sit another hour to resolve the last third of the plot. If you like action films, the last hour will perhaps satisfy, but IMHO the meager plot became just the usual excuse to show what computers can do. For me, it was tedious and pointless. The characters weren't further developed. One could surmise the outcome. The conflict between reality and virtual reality really wasn't explored. The '80s memorabilia and shout-outs to a vast number of sci-fi stories may delight, but it's all pointless really. The best part was when the movie was over. And I can't get over Mark Rylance in his role as Halliday, after his Oscar-winning performance in Bridge of Spies... bad casting choice IMHO.