Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is taking his normal night shift at work when he mysteriously disappears with no evidence of where he was going, or for how long. Many years later when one of his old friends gets a page from Flynn's office, Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) Kevin Flynn's son, decides to look into his father's disappearence more, despite giving up hope long ago of ever seeing him again. Sam Flynn then finds himself trapped in the cyber space world that his father has also been trapped in for 20 years. Now they must put their heads together to possibly find some way to return home from this beautiful, but dangerous new world.
Well, I have to say that I am very disappointed in this film. I was hoping this would end up being one of the best movies of the year, however, it ended up being pretty average for me. The plot was very weak, stupid, and predictable. I could basically tell you exactly what was going to happen after about the first half hour of the film. The acting was good, though it was not great. I did not originally think Olivia Wilde would be a good hoice, seeing as though I have not really liked her in the past. But she turned out to play the part pretty well for the most part. Jeff Bridges is good, but nothing special. Just same old stuff for him. Now Garrett Hedlund I did not love. At times his acting was good, but at other times it was nothing but cheesy, though in the end I think a lot of people will be pleased with his performance.
But, there were definitely good parts to Tron. The soundtrack was good, and the visuals were unbelievable. I saw it in 2D, and thought it was some of the best effects I have seen in a very long time. 3D would no doubt be worth it. Even if everything else in the movie was terrible, I could just sit and enjoy the film just because of how it looked, and it will definitely be getting some nominations in these categories. The viewer is completely taken to a new world here, and despite the many struggles our characters face along the way, it is still a very beautiful, well made world. But the biggest question here is was Joseph Kosinski's direction good for his debut? And I think it was. Throughout the weak plot and bad screenplay, the story's characters almost entirely get lost. But that doesn't change from Kosinski creating a very interesting film, that could have been a lot worse than it was. For me, I will give him a B for his debut, and I am looking forward to see how he does from here on.
Overall, the terrible plot to Tron was hard to recover from, and the acting just was not great. But if you are looking for an action packed, quick paced, fun movie for the whole family, this is it. Though in the end with all the flaws, there is really only one thing that should describe Tron Legacy. Visually beautiful.
