The Adam Project Is an Excellent Sci-Fi Adventure With Surprising Poignancy

With its blend of childlike wonder and sci-fi action, it’s fairly obvious that The Adam Project, Netflix’s new film from director Shawn Levy, draws inspiration from films of the 1980s. Films like E.T., Back to the Future, The Goonies, or Explorers. Beyond just that though, one thing that really makes The Adam Project feel like a 1980s movie, and part of why we like it so damn much, is its brevity.In the modern world of three-hour superhero films, fantasy epics with 12 different endin