Mindful of a 1930 audience that might be encountering this science-fiction stuff for the very first time, an opening documentary sequence carefully explains how this sort of thing works. See, 50 years ago, in 1880, most of the newfangled inventions we take for granted now, like automobiles and telephones, hadn't been invented yet. That's why New York looks so different now. And guess what? By 50 years from now, in the unimaginably far-off future of 1980, things will be more different still!
Our Pick: D+
For instance, people won't drive around in cars but will fly from building to building in personal airplanes. They won't have names but serial numbers like AK-44 and B-36. Perhaps strangest of all, some women's clothing will actually be reversible, with different fabrics on each side, allowing a lady to change from afternoon to evening attire with just a few pulls of a zipper! Can you imagine such a thing?
For lovers J-21 (Garrick) and LN-18 (O'Sullivan), all of this dizzying technological innovation means little, as the government decides who's allowed to marry and he cannot compete with the credentials of his arrogant rival MT-3 (Thomson). J has only a few months left before the appeal, to distinguish himself.
Enter Single O (Brendel), a clownish refugee from 1930, revived in this strange new world, who will prove instrumental to the success of a mission to Mars ... and to J-21's chances of getting the girl.
~Review by Adam-Troy Castro
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