Surprise, surprise...
Thought this might be a kids movie, and it sort of was, but when the opening bit had the hero low-flying a souped up Ducati, well...., you just knew big kids were in for a blast as well, great special FX, gripping action, and a fair story-line although the shmaltz dragged a bit in the middle.
Old Jeff Bridges has had a great year with his movies, and the hero, Garrett Hedlund, played a steady, not over-done, role, reminded a bit of Rob Hamill, (Luke Skywalker), only with a nicer touch of maturity. He's come along well since a bit part debut in Troy, a lead role in the sci-fan Eragon, and a step-stone of parts in box-office successes up till now. Something to look forward to in the coming year is a lead role in the Kerouac novel based Coppola movie On The Road, (jees, I'll have to have a talk to these blokes about flogging my blog name, lol), filmed in Canada, Argentina, Mexico, and USA. Also starring are Vigo Mortensen, LOTR, Kristen Stewart, Twilight, and Kirsten Dunst.
The Tron female lead, Olivia Wilde, more than held her own against the boys, we'll see more of her in the coming year, couple of sci-fi's including Cowboys & Aliens with Daniel Craig, and Now with Justin Timberlake.
You might remember her from that cranky comedy Year 1 with Jack Black. It was panned as a stinker by the critics, but I thought it was a pretty good laugh, I think there's a bit of Jack in all us blokes.
Anyway, I give Tron: Legacy 3 out of 5, and I've now got a pair of 3-D specs I can use at the next stuff comin' at ya screening!
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