There's plenty to enjoy in the Netflix Original movie, The Adam Project, starring Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, and Mark Ruffalo: Flying time machines, thrilling sky battles, fast and furious hand-to-hand combat, and the clever quips of Ryan Reynolds.
Netflix describes it thusly: "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."
I watched it by myself because that description would have totally turned off Beloved. However, that description isn't totally accurate. Yeah sure, that's the plot...that's what happens in the movie, but The Adam Project isn't just a sci-fi action comedy. In fact, to get the most out of it, don't waste too much energy trying to keep all the time travel stuff straight in your head.
What the movie is really about is the relationship between Ryan Reynolds' character and each of his parents.
A scene close to the end had me sobbing, when Mark Ruffalo, playing Reynolds' dad (don't worry, the time travel aspect makes it make sense), declares his utter love to his son.
Yes, they used enough four-letter words to earn its PG-13 rating, but if that doesn't bother you too much, this flick is a fun hour and a half with a deeply satisfying emotional payoff.
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