Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

INNOVATION The virtual studio. Director Kerry Conran built no sets or models for his robots-attack-Manhattan movie; the actors shot in front of green screens, and Conran and his design team added everything else later.

MEMORABLE SCENE Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) watches a fleet of warplanes go by.

POSITIVE/NEGATIVE IMPACT It's official: Any geek with a laptop (and, um, $60 million) can make his or her own period sci-fi action adventure.

EW GRADE A-

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