Tomorrowland

As much as I love George Clooney, I never really hold much stock in his movies.  He's not been in anything that I've loved since ER.  His movies are usually high concept - I actually liked, not loved Goodnight and Good Luck - or just too ridiculous for words.  I'm looking at you Oh Brother Where Art Thou?  But when word came out he was doing a Disney movie, I was pretty excited.  Not to mention, a Disney big-budget high concept, gorgeous movie like Tomorrowland - what wasn't to love?

Then the reviews came out and apparently it was less than impressive.  But it still looked great so I still went to see it. And?  The one thing I learned? Sometimes the ratings lie.  I thought it was awesome!  And not just because George Clooney was in it - though that's a piece of it; he's just so dreamy!  I loved the message of What's Next?!  It wants us to keep looking forward and looking up.  Be creative.  Be curious.  Be smart.  Be open.  Honestly, what's more needed right now than good ideas?!

I also loved the fact that girls kicked butt.  Honestly, there are a lot of damsels in distress out there getting rescued by great big brave prince charmings.  This one had George as an unlikely prince charming but the 2 strongest characters were a little girl robot and a 16 year girl.  And you know what?  They saved the day by using their brains and kicking a little butt. Girl Power!

On a more shallow note - George Clooney!  And Hugh Laurie!  And a perfect little boy that looked exactly like a little George Clooney.  And 2 awesome female actresses that will have quite the careers.  In other words, the casting was perfect!  Also, the special effects and CGI were pretty drool worthy. 

Basically, on a scale of 1 to ER, George finally made a movie that's on par with the best show ever!