Rotten
Disney may be looking for a merchandising bonanza with this long-gestating sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 film, but someone in the corporate offices forgot to add any human interest to its action-heavy script.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
TRON: Legacy
The game has changed.
2010 · 2h 6m · PG
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Directed by
Joseph Kosinski
Overview
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
51%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Like the original, Tron: Legacy obsesses over technology and style but forgets important details like character and plot.
Rafer Guzman, Newsday
Rotten
It is genuinely exciting to see where this brave new world of CGI and 3D is leading. But on the whole, this isn't really much of a legacy -- or even as much fun as a round of Space Invaders.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
For a far more thought-provoking tale about the virtual realm, try The Social Network.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
It's a triumph of streamlined design, but TRON: Legacy never enters the fourth dimension where it's worth a plugged nickel to humans.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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