Dazzling but glitchy Disney Sci-Fi revival

Forty-three years after the original Tron zapped audiences into the digital ether, Tron: Ares arrives as Disney's glossy attempt to reboot a franchise that refuses to log off.

- Troy Ribeiro

Directed by Joachim Rønning, the film is an ambitious, occasionally overclocked exploration of AI, morality, and legacy, all wrapped, of course, in retina-searing light and thundering synths. Rønning's affection for the franchise is clear: he preserves its neon DNA while trying to inject fresh emotional circuitry. The result is a film that looks stunning and hums with energy, but sometimes feels like a glorified system update, necessary perhaps, but not revolutionary.

The story revolves around Ares (Jared Leto), a sentient military program who develops the inconvenient trait of empathy, and Eve Kim (Greta Lee), a visionary CEO determined to harness technology for good.

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