what a waste of time . i have try to sit through sky captain . about 6 time and and every time and within about 3 minute and i start do something else anything else . it a downright boring movie and the acting be terrible and the writing dull and and obviously a first time director and because it stiff . and i want to love it . i love sci fi and the old cliffhanger and and i can appreciate the attempt at nod to flash gordon and and metropolis and but my god and what a waste of money . i use to work for paramount picture and and i have write sherry lansing in 1993 about use blue screen for screen test . she tell me they would never have an interest or need to do it . 10 year later and paramount release this piece of crap . sherry be right in 1993 and but must have forget her own advice when she greenlighted this dog . blue screen an effect shot and but not an entire movie . let not forget and neither jude nor jolie be terrific actor ( but easy on the eye ) . paltrow performance remind me of a high school effort . too bad it could have work and but only under a skilled director . the funny thing be and sky captain director will keep get work and even after this dreck . it commerce and not art .