The Adam Project
Overview
The Adam Project is a 2022 science fiction action film directed by Shawn Levy, starring Ryan Reynolds as Adam Reed, a time-traveling fighter pilot from the year 2050. He crash-lands in 2022 and teams up with his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell) to save the future. The film is set in the present day and in a dystopian future. Adam is a cynical, sarcastic, and traumatized soldier. His younger self is smart, funny, and just as sarcastic. They must work together to stop the villain, Maya Sorian (Catherine Keener), from destroying the world. The film is a fun, heartwarming, and action-packed adventure. It was a commercial success, becoming one of Netflix's most-watched original films. It was praised for the chemistry between Reynolds and Scobell and for its emotional core.
