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    Movie Review

    Ryan Reynolds time travels to his younger self in The Adam Project

    Alex Bentley
    Mar 10, 2022 | 12:04 pm
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    Walker Scobell and Ryan Reynolds in The Adam Project.
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    Over the years, the preponderance of time travel movies has led to certain rules, although not all films agree. Some films warn characters never to interact with their younger selves. Some films say characters shouldn’t do anything that would alter their future timeline, while others throw caution to the wind, positing that time is a fixed loop no matter what. And the films themselves have to be entertaining, because imagining time travel shouldn’t be a drag.

     

    The new Netflix film The Adam Project references those rules and more along its imperfect journey. Twelve-year-old Adam (Walker Scobell) is living an okay-if-somewhat sad life in 2022 with his mom, Ellie, (Jennifer Garner), as both are still grieving the death of Adam’s dad, Louis (Mark Ruffalo). A quiet night at home alone for Adam is interrupted by the sudden appearance of his 40-year-old self (Ryan Reynolds), who’s on a very personal mission.

     

    Both the older Adam and his wife, Laura (Zoe Saldaña), are pilots in a future time travel program run by Maya Sorian (Catherine Keener). When a trip back in time goes awry for Laura, Adam goes rogue in search of her, accidentally ending up at his old house in the process. With no choice but to involve his younger self when the powers-that-be come after him, the two Adams work together to try to achieve the older Adam’s goal.

     

    Reynolds re-teams with his Free Guy director, Shawn Levy, for this film, with about as much success as that middling entry. The biggest mistake the filmmakers, which includes a quartet of writers, make is that they take the allure of time travel for granted. Aside from a brief moment of shock, the younger Adam expresses close to zero wonder at interacting with his older self. Likewise, the older Adam is disillusioned with the whole concept of time travel, putting a sour note on the overall plot.

     

    There is also a bit too much going on with the story. There’s the sci-fi element, one that’s shown but not really explained. There’s the emotional family part, which scores some points, but gets less screentime than it should. There’s the romantic angle with older Adam and Laura, which never truly lands. And there’s an evil corporation subplot, one that never makes sense, especially in the context of this particular time travel film.

     

    And so the film winds up as just a mish-mash of semi-interesting scenes, ones that are individually watchable but never coalesce as a compelling whole. My mind started turning to a variety of things not related to the story, such as how Reynolds can be so charming yet rarely be in a movie that matches his charisma. Or how it’s nice that they cast Garner and Ruffalo — who were paired romantically in 13 Going on 30 — as a married couple, but wonder why they only share one scene together. Or how the film makes perhaps the worse use of de-aging technology yet when showing a younger version of Keener.

     

    Reynolds, as mentioned, has an appeal that’s magnetic, but this is yet another example of that only being good enough to make half a good movie. Scobell does well in his acting debut, although his part is mostly in deference to that of Reynolds. Garner makes the most impact of the supporting cast, while Saldaña, Ruffalo, and Keener needed to have their parts fleshed out a bit more.

     

    Time travel movies can bring up lots of mind-bending ideas, which is often half the fun of those stories. The Adam Project only hints at that kind of thinking, and consequently it never rises to the level of other, better movies with similar stories.

     

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    The Adam Project debuts on Netflix and in select theaters on March 11.

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    Movie Review

    Dark comedy Oh, Hi! takes relationship anxiety to the extreme

    Alex Bentley
    Jul 25, 2025 | 1:04 pm
    Logan Lerman and Molly Gordon in Oh, Hi!
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    Logan Lerman and Molly Gordon in Oh, Hi!.

    Movies that depict new or burgeoning relationships tend to focus on the romantic side of things, as the prospect of love is intoxicating whether viewers are in their own relationship or not. Less often depicted is the awkwardness and confusion that can arise when getting to know someone new, something that is done to extreme effect in the new film Oh, Hi!.

    Iris (Molly Gordon) and Isaac (Logan Lerman), who’ve been dating for a few months, decide to take a weekend getaway to the country, which for them means a small town called High Falls, New York (a broken welcome sign has Iris mistakenly call it O High Falls). Having rented a farmhouse for the weekend, the new couple get strawberries from a roadside stand, enjoy the charming nature of the countryside, and, of course, have sex.

    The discovery of some S&M gear in the house inspires Iris and Isaac to get a little kinky. But some post-coital talk turns tense when Iris gushes about how happy she is to have a great boyfriend, and Isaac, still chained to the bed, tells Iris that he doesn’t consider them to be exclusive. This revelation breaks Iris to a degree, and instead of unchaining him, she uses his vulnerable position to try to convince him that they should be together.

    Written and directed by Sophie Brooks, the film is initially an interesting twist on the anxiety that can come with new relationships. Typically manifested in things like obsessing over what to wear or when to call/text someone back, Brooks and Gordon (who came up with the story together) instead decide to go all in on a woman acting “crazy” when confronted with information that doesn’t match her reality.

    Iris’ bad decision to keep Isaac chained to bed and obliviousness to the off-the-wall way she is acting are heightened for effect, although the feelings she’s experiencing remain relatable despite her actions. The conversations Iris and Isaac have, as well as the Google deep dives Iris does to try to discover ways to get Isaac to see the error of his ways, are light and funny despite the seriousness of the situation Iris has created.

    Brooks brings more characters into the story by having Iris call her best friend Max (Geraldine Viswanathan) for help, with Max deciding to bring along her boyfriend, Kenny (John Reynolds). Although their presence adds to the humor of the situation, it also distracts from the main point and leads into some territory that gets a bit too broad. If the story had remained just Iris and Isaac, it might have been able to dig a little deeper than it actually does.

    Gordon, who might be best known for playing Claire on The Bear, does a great job of playing all sides of Iris, from sassy to manic. Although what her character does isn’t defensible, Gordon keeps her likable throughout by never going too over the top. Lerman, a rising star in the early 2010s when he played Percy Jackson, settles nicely into a more adult role, and he too never overplays the absurd situation.

    There are no real insights in Oh, Hi!, but it’s a pleasant watch that accomplishes the goal of delivering a completely different type of romantic comedy. Unless viewers have had an experience with someone who acted anywhere close to Iris, they should be able to enjoy the movie thanks to the committed performances of Gordon and Lerman.

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    Oh, Hi! is now playing in theaters.

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