Unfortunately, there’s precious little in “The Creator” that feels fresh
, particularly if you’ve seen one of the first two “Terminator” movies, watched “The Last of Us” or bought your kid a Baby Yoda plush toy. That’s, what — about 99% of the film’s target audience? The other dozen of you should prepare to be dazzled.
Do we dare to dream of such a future? There are other hopeful signs in “The Creator.” After surveying ground zero of that nuclear attack, we’re whisked away to Southeast Asia, where Joshua and his pregnant wife, Maya , cuddle to the wafting sounds of an Astrud Gilberto record playing on a turntable. Los Angeles might be rubble, but vinyl lives. Beauty and record stores have found a way to survive.
What does that have to do with Joshua and Maya? Well, in addition to appreciating the lilting sounds of bossa nova, Joshua is an undercover special forces agent assigned to hook up with Maya because she might know the identity of the Creator. Before his duplicity can produce the kind of frank discussion that might deepen their relationship, NOMAD shows up, Maya disappears and there’s nothing for Joshua to do but go back to L.A.
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