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‘Fountain of Youth’ Review: John Krasinski and Natalie Portman Bicker Their Way to Immortality
Director Guy Ritchie keeps the treasure hunting at a nimble pace even if John Krasinski and Natalie Portman fail to boost the charm of a pair of bickering siblings.
Despite Guy Ritchie ’s herculean efforts to combine a whole lot of immediately familiar elements into a brisk, occasionally imaginative “adventure movie” potpourri, screenwriter James Vanderbilt’s reinvention of footnotes from his real-life family history never quite achieves the consistent balance between real-world seriousness and buoyant escapism demanded of a globe-trotting treasure hunt like this. When Luke shows up one day at her museum and steals a priceless Rembrandt, Charlotte gets unwittingly dragged along for the ride, losing her job and risking custody of her son Thomas (Benjamin Chivers), not to mention landing her in the crosshairs of Interpol inspector Jamal Abbass (Arian Moayed). What does not help is that the film additionally trades on a different but equally overworked attribute — in particular, the shaggy, too-clever-by-half charm of Krasinski’s former TV alter ego — and expects it to feel fresh and fun as his character here runs roughshod over his sister and anyone else who attempts to impede his path to the fountain.
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