Well...I can't attack this film as much as some might. You have to understand where everything was coming from. Behind the scenes, there are plenty of stories about the production company trying to sabotage this movie. Why? No one will ever know. It starts off cute and simple (and it's really fun to see a very young Ethan Hawke and a very young River Phoenix together) but toward the end there wasn't really a script and the production company kept pushing and trying to get the film out on schedule. The result? A significant drop in quality for the film's third act. I'm probably exaggerating, it wasn't too bad...it just didn't work. It got really weird and I was beginning to get uncomfortable as I watched it. The saddest part is this film had potential and even the people involved, most notably iconic director Joe Dante, aren't proud of how it turned out saying if they had more time and money they could've created what they wanted to originally. It was an interesting watch but I can't hate this film for a second because I can recognize the heart that was put into it even if it was rushed to appease the producers.
Review of Explorers
