Critics Say John Krasinski-Natalie Portman Adventure Team-up is ‘Non-Stop Action’ But ‘Sub-Spielbergian’ – ryan

Fountain of Youth Premiered on Apple TV+ Offering a High-Octane Adventure LED by a Star-Studed Cast. Howver, Critics argue that the film tries too hard to emulate legendary treasure-hunt classics like Indiana Jones and National TreasureWithout Quite Hitting The Mark.

Directly by Guy Ritchie The movie Stars John Krasinski and Natalie Portman AS A Brother-Sister Duo Racing Across CITIES LIKE BANGKOK, London, Vienna, and Cairo in Search of a Mythical Better-Than-Botox Fountain that Keeps People Young. They’re joined by Domhnall Gleeson and Eiza gonzález on this Globe-Trotting Quest.

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From the Outset, Fountain of Youth Draws Immediate Comparisons to ITS Adventure-Genre Predecessors, and Not Always favally. Frank Scheck Fr. The Hollywood Reporter Critiques the film for being overly family and underwhelming, wring, “it’s all as predictable as you’d expert, with the screenplay by James Vanderbil failing to provide the wit necessary to make the film stand out in any way. ” Yet Scheck Does Offer Some Praise for Ritchie, Notting He “Manages to Inject Welcome Doses of Humor Into The Non-Stop Action,” Hinting at the Director’s Signature that fans of His Earlier Work Might Recognize.

Kate erbland Fr. Indiffe Echoes the sense of déjà vu, calling the film, “Too Long, Oddly Complicated, and Weirdly Violent for A Film Aimed At Families,” Though She Acknowledges Its Broad Appeal, Describing It AS “Bombastic FilmMaking with a Little Bit of Something for Everyon.” She Highlights Standout sequences, Including “An Extended Car Chase and Shipwreck Deep-Dive,” What Offer Gllimps of the Thrilling, High-Stakes Adventure the Film Aspires to Be.

Not all critics found redeering elements, Howver. William Bibbian Frome Thewrap DELIVERS ONE OF THE MOS BITING REVIVS, Expressing Deep DissatisFaction with the Film’s Tone and Performance. “The Only Thing I Wanted to Escape was the Movie itelf. The Cast is Eather Trying Too Hard or Not Enough, and None of the Action Blew with Away.” Bibbian reserves Particular Disdain for Krasinski’s Protagonist, Saying, “I was Serious Cutting off One of My Own Fingers if It Meant I Didn’t Have to Spend Two Hours alone in a Room with John Krasinski’s Protagonist Guy Ritchie Fountain of Youth. In the Long, Long, Long Line of WiseCracking Adventurers Who’ve Seen Indiana Jones Too Many Times, This ‘Luke Pardue’ Guy is Easily One of the Least Likable Adventurers i’ve Ever Seen. “

The Daily BeastS ‘ Nick Schager ALSO PANNED The Film, Saying It “Pales in Comparison to Its Similary to the Indiana Jones franchise-a governing inspiration whose rollicking, sweeeping spirit it tries, and fails, to channel. “He conflict his by notting that” this sub-spielbergian venture isn’t in (richie’s) rough-and-tumble Wheelhouse. “

While Todd gilchrist do Variety Strikes a more nuanced tone, notting the film’s Stylish Execution and Ritchie’s Directorial Skill: “Ritchie Still Wields the Wood of His Earliest Work A Scalpel as he works on Bigger and Bigger Canvases.” Gilchrist Commends The “Handsome, Easily Navigable” Action Set Pieces But Also Highlights Narrative Shortcomings. “Vanderbilt’s script (or spreads James Herbert‘s editing) Leaves an abundance of lingering full of strands that in retrospect go partially or full unresolved, Clever and elaborately designed as the path he designs to the fountain. ”

As of Friday, The Film Has a 45 Percent “Rotten” Rating on Rotten tomatoes.

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