The Rocketeer

From my Bad 90s Movies marathon, part 3 of 8.



The Rocketeer, 1991. A 1930s pilot finds a jetpack.

Directed by Joe Johnston. Written by Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo; story by Bilson, De Meo & William Dear; based on a comic book by Dave Stevens. Starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly & Timothy Dalton.

Concept: 3/4 (Good)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 1/4 (Bad)
Pacing: 1/4 (Bad)
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good). Great design.
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 3/10 (Bad, 1/4). Boring. It's a movie that attempts to do nothing but have fun, and it's not any fun. At all. Ever.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.6/4 (Eh)