A man, a robot and a dog form an unlikely family in one man's quest to ensure that his beloved canine companion will be cared for after he's gone. Tom Hanks stars as Finch, a robotics engineer and one of the few survivors of a cataclysmic solar event that has left the world a wasteland. But Finch, who has been living in an underground bunker for a decade, has built a world of his own that he shares with his dog, Goodyear. He creates a robot, played by Caleb Landry Jones, to watch over Goodyear when he no longer can.
This rather reminded me of The Terminal in that it was charming but had a lot of missed opportunities to be a great movie instead of a good movie. It was enjoyable enough as it was and has the virtue of being that rare thing these days, a fairly cheerful post-apocalyptic movie. Acting, direction, and production values were all great — it was just the story that was lacking. And even that was good enough. Just not great. My sister, however, really liked this for the questions it left her with after viewing — so your mileage may vary.
