The newest Netflix original introduces the world to a new actor who is taking Hollywood by storm.

In the year 2055, the world is falling apart and only one man can save the day. Adam Reed (Ryan Reynolds) must travel back in time to rewrite the timeline before the world ceases to exist. As he heads to 2018, he crash lands in 2022 and he meets someone unexpected, his younger self. Young Adam (Walker Scobell) is still coping with the death of his father, Louis Reed (Mark Ruffalo), while trying to survive middle school. Louis Reed is a scientist working on something known as the Adam project, which results in time travel existing in the year 2055. Young Adam and Adam must work together to travel back to the year 2018 to stop the Adam project from ever being invented while dealing with the emotional trauma of having to see their father.

Director, Shawn Levy, does not reinvent the wheel in this fun film. It is a well done movie but nothing stands out cinematically about this movie. The CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) is one of the most impressive parts of this movie, from the weapons to space travel, it all looks realistic enough to sell the film.

The best part of this movie is the acting. Reynolds does an amazing job at playing a witty pilot while also struggling with childhood trauma. Making his acting debut, Scobell is the stand out actor. He does a phenomenal job at playing the younger version of Adam who still has the wit but is trying to deal with the trauma of losing his father. The undeniable chemistry between Reynolds and Scobell is what sells the idea that they are playing the same character. Jennifer Garner who plays Adam’s mom, will make your heart hurt as she struggles with trying to be there for young Adam while not being able to grieve the loss of her husband.

The story itself is pretty good if you don’t try to look too hard at the science behind time travel and focus on the emotional aspect of a boy who has lost his father. However if you focus on the science aspect then it is very lackluster in its story.

There is nothing to run home about when it comes to the score, it doesn’t take away from the plot but it never adds to it either. There was no themed music that has become status quo for sci-fi movies such as “Guardians of The Galaxy” and so many others which is a bit of a let down.

Overall I enjoyed this Netflix original. Scobell is by far the best part of this movie and the fact that this is his first film is so impressive. I did wish the score was better and the science behind this film’s version of time travel was better written. Other than that I had a lot of fun watching this. Reynolds and Scobell made me laugh throughout the entire movie earning it a 4 out of 5 film reels. “The Adam Project” is available to watch now exclusively on Netflix.