Visually, Treasure Planet is an achievement. The idea is imaginative, fresh and fun. The story is predictable but good. But the writing is weak and the movie ends up uneven. Parts are extremely funny, other parts are painfully labored and distinctly flat.
The death knell is the appearance of the android character Ben in the last half hour or so. He is something like a Jerry Lewis impression, loud and grating. He is the official Zany Comic Relief, but he feels like he's been squeezed out of a constipated writer. He is meant to be funny by being annoying, but instead he's just... annoying.
Overall, it's a decent movie but incredibly uneven.
**1/2 out of **** (two and a half stars out of four)
The death knell is the appearance of the android character Ben in the last half hour or so. He is something like a Jerry Lewis impression, loud and grating. He is the official Zany Comic Relief, but he feels like he's been squeezed out of a constipated writer. He is meant to be funny by being annoying, but instead he's just... annoying.
Overall, it's a decent movie but incredibly uneven.
**1/2 out of **** (two and a half stars out of four)