You know why we love movies? Because it's in movies where a smokin'-hot, blonde, twentysomething chick can be a world renowned scientist. Yeah, this is
that kind of movie. Not necessarily a bad movie; it's certainly watchable enough. But it aims for low-hanging fruit, so it isn't really a win when it gets a handle on anything. The pluses are some good actors who don't particularly shame themselves, and the fact that the writers get a lot of the backstory right. (Attention to detail matters, folks.) And the silliness isn't so silly that you can't just hand-wave it away and get on with watching the flick. Also, brevity helps. The downsides are the aforementioned silliness, plus the musical choices. (Movies like this are like a jobs program for heavy metal bands.) Overall, the balance sheet barely reaches up toward the positive. Not worthy of a PURR, but hey, it could have been much, much worse.
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