Back To The Future

For what it is, Sky Captain is a perfectly enjoyable Saturday-matinee type of movie. And what it is is a visually appealing bit of eye candy that has all the emotional resonance you’d expect from a director who spends most of his time in front of a computer. This isn’t to say it’s a bad movie. It’s not. The affection for old-skool 1930s serials and comics is evident in every frame. But the actors seem to be present only as a reason to justify the dazzling pictures flickering on the screen. Unlike Spiderman 2 or Return of the King, the CGI effects in Sky Captain do not exist for the purpose of telling a deeper story. Hopefully, the director will develop a better feel for character and story. If he does, I think we could be in for some real treats.