Ready Player One

Steven Spielberg finds fun, and maybe even a soul, in the pandering pastiche of Ready Player One

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Ready Player One is thrilling sci-fi popcorn fantasia that doesn't know when to say Game Over

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To save a VR realm from the threat of a corporate villain and his army, underprivileged teenager Wade Watts (Sheridan) must discover three keys hidden somewhere in the computer-generated world.

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Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' is an '80s pop-culture binge-fest

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Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the beloved sci-fi novel Ready Player One is far more than just a reference-fest.

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Iconic filmmaker's take on a VR geek-lit touchstone will dazzle you into submission or die tryin'

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Steven Spielberg has turned Ernest Cline's novel into a virtual-reality fanboy geek-out that's entrancing when it's virtual, less so when it's real.

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If it turned out to be Spielberg's final film, it would make for a fitting final curtain call for his brand of escapism.

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The movie’s copious needle drops drag us deeper into the decade, from Van Halen’s “Jump” and Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” to George Michael’s “Faith” and Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.”

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An urgent message from Steven Spielberg, the eternal big kid

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Ready Player One, for better or worse, opens with Van Halen's "Jump" and never looks back (up to you if that's a good or bad sign).

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Gen X cultural references pack every overcrowded frame, but the pop-spotting quickly ceases to be fun

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Flashy adaptation of the book is full of pop culture references and striking visuals but a thin plot and shallow characters

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