In 2050 Adam (Ryan Reynolds) has stolen a time travelling jet in an effort to put wrong the evil machinations of Maya Sorian (Catherine Keener). Accidentally landing in 2022 having been injured in his escape he enlists himself at age twelve (Walker Scobell) to head further back to 2018 to ask for his father’s (Mark Ruffalo) help to end time travel. 

The Adam Project is a completely middle of the road film with a predictable plot that is a perfectly good time thanks in the main to a fantastic cast who give it everything they have got to keep it interesting. Add in a large budget to give the action sequences a bit of sparkle and it is just ‘fine’. 

Ryan Reynolds plays a smart mouthed sarcastic (of course) super pilot and is a safe pair of hands. Jennifer Garner who plays his mother gets to share one tear jerking scene with him where he shares his regrets of being a selfish teen. Mark Ruffalo plays an incredibly smart scientist with a heart of gold when it comes to his son whilst Catherine Keener plays the pantomime villain with an awful lot of sneer. Child star Walker Scobell does reasonably well but can be a little annoying when he is tasked with copying Ryan Reynolds sarcastic schtick. Although perhaps the most exciting was Zoe Saldana as a fellow super pilot in a much smaller role. 

Being a Netflix film my wife and I shared a few guesses early on as to how the film would end and of course were completely right. Perhaps proving a streaming release and watching with someone else is the correct approach for this film. 

From my perspective the easiest way to sum up what to expect is to say this film is directed by Shawn Levy. Who also made the completely safe and middle of the road Night At The Museum trilogy and the likes of Real Steel, Free Guy and The Internship. 

Not to be recommended or necessarily avoided.