City of Ember

I don't expect anyone over the age of 21 to enjoy this movie. Nor will anyone under the age of about 10. Kids rule in this movie and that is the target audience. Most the a-dults ARE dolts. And there are some critical thin spots in the plot. BUT, for those who see an all-things-are-possible world, this should be an enjoyable story.

In a city built underground to save the human race from some unspecified disaster on the surface, a odd cluster of descendants find themselves having to deal with life support systems which have long outlived their design. It is up to the current generation of teens to save the city and humankind in the process.

Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway play the two heroic teens. Both do an excellent job with fairly weak material. No doubt we'll see more of both in future projects.

Bill Murray and Tim Robbins play two of the adults. Murray is a classic uncaring city bureaucrat and Robins plays the classic uber-nerd-mad-scientist inventor even Rube Goldberg would have been proud of.

There is plenty to laugh at as well as plenty to roll one's eyes at in the movie. But all in all I'm guessing the teen-ish crowd should have fun and find characters they relate to.

Watch this with your favorite teen, either in the room or at a distance so they don't know you are watching.