Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

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Studio: Paramount Pictures Studio: Paramount Pictures Studio: Paramount Pictures

Rating: PG

Release Date: Sep 17, 2004

Running Time: 106 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bai Ling, Omid Djalili, Angelina Jolie, Michael Gambon, Trevor Baxter, Julian Curry, Khan Bonfils, Casey Affleck

director: Kerry Conran

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Interview: Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Premiere

Famous scientists around the world have mysteriously disappeared and "Chronicle" reporter Polly Perkins, and ace aviator Sky Captain, are both on the investigation. Risking their lives as they travel to exotic places around the world, can the fearless duo stop Dr. Totenkopf, the evil mastermind behind a plot to destroy the earth? Aided by Franky Cook, commander of an all-female amphibious squadron, and technical genius Dex, Polly and Sky Captain may be our planet's only hope.

PETER TRAVERS - September 16, 2004

Kerry Conran, computer geek turned first-time writer and director, puts actors in front of a blank screen and fills in the rest digitally. Problem One: The actors, including Jude Law as Sky Captain and Gwyneth Paltrow as his sassy reporter-love, look lost. Only Angelina Jolie, as an eye-patched pilot, doesn't seem to mind as the star of two Lara Croft epics, she's used to acting in a vacuum. Problem Two: The plot is a World War II-era cut-and-paste job that raids Steven Spielberg's Lost Ark and…

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