LOST IN SPACE
Grade: C (Wait for Video)
Directed by Stephen Hopkins Written by Akiva Goldsman Starring: William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Gary Oldman Year of Release: 1998 Rating: PG-13
Capsule Review: The ongoing quest to adapt every single television series ever made to = the big screen (soon, only Manimal and She=92s the Sheriff will remain = untouched) continues with this disappointing attempt at a franchise, in = which a clan of eggheads roam the universe looking for a damned map. = While there are some fun moments in the first half of the film = (including some neat special effects and a nifty attack by some cool = little spider monsters) they soon get swallowed up in a morass of creaky = moralizing and ill-conceived cutesy elements - particularly the = appearance of a badly animated galactic space monkey that=92s so = blatantly designed for future merchandising profits it=92d make an Ewok = hurl. The bulk of the blame for this movie=92s faults can be placed on = the pointed head of screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (inexplicably able to = remain employed after the horrendous Batman & Robin) whose one-liner = intensive script seems to be hastily cobbled together out of old Laffy = Taffy wrappers. Although Lost in Space has its surface pleasures (mostly = supplied by a campily subdued Gary Oldman) and will probably be enjoyed = by kids, it may leave the viewer with some dark and unlovely thoughts = about just how calculated the whole Hollywood blockbuster process has = become - if this is any indication, it could be a long summer at the = movies, folks.
Copyright 1998 by The Critic formerly known as Andrew Wright For more insanely biased reviews, check out http://www.seanet.com/~louk/ e-mail louk@seanet.com
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