Best movie of this year hands down!

To me, this movie is perfection.

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

This is a cute, albeit forgettable comedy romance about a man who comes out in the real world after living in a nuclear fallout shelter all his life. Strange to see both Alicia Silverstone and Brendon Fraser completely fall off the face of this Earth now but back in 1999 they were as big a stars as one could be. The chemistry is lacking to be honest and the film sort of just plods through though there are some cute moments scattered about. Blast from the Past is a decent watch if there is nothing else to see. Otherwise you're better off renting Clueless or The Mummy.

Apparently, there was a time in film-making history (1999) where goofy Brendan Fraser antics and cutesy Alicia Silverstone smiles could be counted on to carry a film. Perhaps that "played" better in the late 90s than it does now, but for all the world this feels like a cheap, odd knock-off of 1998's "Pleasantville".For a basic plot summary, "Blast from the Past" is the story of Adam (Fraser), who is born and lives until age 35 in a fallout shelter when fanatical father (Christopher Walken) and mother (Sissy Spacek) believe the U.S. has been attacked by Russian nuclear capabilities (in reality, a plane accident on the front lawn). When "enough time has passed to eliminate the possibility of fallout", Adam ascends up into a world he is by no means ready for, where he meets Eve (Silverstone).There is one big problem with this movie and it is very easy to identify: They should have "played the material straight". "Pleasantville", released a year before this one, was able to take 50s nostalgia and make a poignant film out of it. "Blast" could have the very same type of setup, but instead chooses to go the "farcical comedy" route to great detriment. Every time you think the film might be on to something, it has to stoop to a cringe-worthy joke or do something ridiculous to try and justify the budding Adam/Eve relationship. Simply put, the film belongs squarely in the "rom/com" or even straight comedy genre, with barely a hint of serious drama or character- building present.I know that Silverstone had the "girl-next-door cute" thing going on for awhile and Fraser was the "dopey hunky guy", but (at least for me) that combination can't justify a movie like this. At times, it actually seems a bit embarrassing to see Walken & Spacek giving their all in such a sub- par effort.Thus, though potentially playing much better in the right climate (1990s), there is no getting around the fact that this isn't a quality film. It wastes a perfectly interesting setup by choosing not to pursue character development and going for the "caricature" approach instead.

An example of bad writing is when you want to get to an idea: Guy appears 35 years in the future and is a fish out of water - a single joke movie. So, how do you get to this idea?--by bad writing: having a family live in a bomb shelter for 35 years. The movie doesn't deal with the psychological depression, rotting food, removal of waste, things aging, breaking down...etc. The 35 years pass as though this was a shelter funded by NASA. In short, suspend your disbelief so we can get to the funny situation of a guy showing up in a future far from the supposedly 1950s bland homogeneous lifestyle that appeared on some TV shows at the time. This has been done in other movies and done much better. So, their house is not just turned into a mall...but the lily white middle class neighborhood becomes a porn infested ghetto in 35 years....it's OK...suspending your disbelief is what you are supposed to do for the entire film. It just can't get any dumber.

I've always found Brendan Fraser to be quite a good actor. He may not have a ton of range, but he's always very funny and has a likable screen presence. The "fish out of water" theme of this movie works well with his talents, it's great fun to see how his character reacts to a completely new world. Alicia Silverstone makes for a good love interest, and Christopher Walken is entertaining as always.There's quite a few great quotes, particularly the "What's baseball?" exchange and "I think I'm being chased by a psychiatrist" - "It happens." Also, I couldn't help but notice the inclusion of the song 'Hell', which would later be used in Monkeybone (another film starring Brendan Fraser and David Foley).