Synopsis
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
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Cast
- Ryan ReynoldsAdam Reed
- Walker ScobellYoung Adam
- Mark RuffaloLouis Reed
- Jennifer GarnerEllie Reed
- Zoe SaldañaLaura
- Catherine KeenerMaya Sorian
- Alex Mallari Jr.Christos
- Braxton BjerkenRay Dollarhyde
- Kasra WongChuck
- Lucie GuestYoung Sorian Body Double
- 90
IGN
The Adam Project is a thoughtful, witty mash-up of all the movies from my childhood. It’s Back to the Future meets The Last Starfighter with a slew of wonderful performances from a cast that clearly loves the concept as much as I do. Ryan Reynolds is on top form as Adam, while Walker Scobell matches him punch for punch with a great debut performance. - 77
CNET
Ryan Reynolds stars as a wisecracking time-flyer in Netflix's breezy but heartfelt version of ET, Back to the Future and Flight of the Navigator for the Marvel era. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
With echoes of “Back to the Future,” “The Terminator” and even a little of “Heaven Can Wait,” this is a consistently entertaining comedy-actioner with a lot of heart — and the perfect ending. Fine work, Adam(s). - 70
Variety
The movie is a total trifle, but it’s often a diverting one — a wide-eyed sci-fi adventure with a screwball buoyancy. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
For all its earnest sentiment and questionable science, though, Adam barrels along on movie stars and charm, from futures past and back again. - 50
Rolling Stone
The movie starts out desperately wanting to be E.T. It ends by pretending it’s the second coming of Field of Dreams. - 42
IndieWire
It’s a fitting third act for an overly safe film that only feigns at its ambition, and it leaves “The Adam Project” seeming less like a natural fit for Reynolds’ talents than an ill-fitting star vehicle for someone who’s never been less interested in stretching his limits. - 40
NME
Because of this humanity vacuum, the film’s emotional beats feel strained and awkward; often, Levy relies too heavily on Rob Simonsen’s mawkish score to tell us to feel something. The result: an inoffensive but forgettable sci-fi trifle that probably isn’t worth anyone’s precious time.