Review by robtjonz1952

While living in Europe, I saw a very snotty BBC interviewer ask Bruce Springsteen if he was disappointed that the sales of his albums HUMAN TOUCH & LUCKY TOWN did not match the level of the BORN IN THE USA album. Bruce looked at this guy with a flash of annoyance then told him something like "as long as I can play in a bar and make people forget their troubles for a few hours, it's alright." In my first screen writing class, my teacher told us to adapt something rather than do an original piece of work. So, I did the first 10 pages of a Green Lantern script. A COLD COMFORT FARM fan was confused. He whined that my work was about power rings and aliens and what was that all about. The teacher aimed an evil eye his way and said: "It's a comic book." Sky Captain is a comic book that, for about 2 hours, made me forget whatever annoyances I have to deal with on a daily basis. This movie also committed the cardinal sin of assuming that viewers would be able to fill in the blanks like Joe, Polly & Frankie had a triangular relationship in China. I like that in a movie. This very stylized, entertaining work of love has set a new standard like Star Wars & Memento did. For those who want reality in movies, for those who need every-little-detail spoon-fed to them, please stay home. Save your money and leave a seat empty for someone who wants to be transported to a world of yesterday & tomorrow that collide beautifully. Were there things about this movie that I would have done differently? Most definitely. And I'll do them as soon as I get the deal Kerry Conran got. For those of you who think they can do better than Kerry Conran, go for it.