MovieNerdJames’s review published on Letterboxd:
The Legendary Director Steven Spielberg feels like he goes back to his old fantasy fueled roots in bringing the pages of Author Ernest Cline book READY PLAYER ONE to life spectacularly on screen. Though there are property restrictions of things Spielberg couldn't use from the Book to on-screen he still restructures and captures the nerdy magic of what made the book so truly special. The movie does aim at a specific audience so it may not be for everyone but Very highly recommend for anyone with a love of fantasy, video games, and 80's pop culture. My FOUR standouts of the movie are Ty Sheridan as Wade, Olivia Cooke as Samantha, Ben Mendelsohn as Sorrento and Mark Rylance as Halliday. All, perfectly execute and honor in capturing everything that made there Character's truly great, frightening or inspiring from the book to the screen. Overall, Steven Spielberg READY PLAYER ONE is a great adaption of Ernest Cline love letter book of why we fell in love with movies. 🤘🍿🎞🎬📽