Robert Zemeckis' 'Here' Struggles to Connect Ambitious Themes

The film, starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, attempts to explore human history through a single camera perspective but falls short in execution.

Adapted from Richard McGuire's graphic novel, 'Here' uses a fixed camera angle to explore events in a single living room over millennia.
The film revisits themes from Zemeckis' previous works, focusing on the passage of time and human experiences, but critics find the execution lacking.
Despite the ambitious concept, the film's visual effects and storytelling are criticized for being shallow and overly sentimental.
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright reunite with Zemeckis, but the digital de-aging technology used is noted for being distracting rather than seamless.
The film's narrative is seen as an elaborate visual-effects experiment, prioritizing technical feats over character depth and emotional engagement.