GREAT idea for a film, this. Private Joe Bauers (Luke Wilson), Joe Average in every sense, is picked to be the guinea pig for a Pentagon hibernation project. But things go so wrong his pod' is undisturbed for 500 years.
Joe wakes in 2505, in a USA so dumbed-down that he is easily the most intelligent person alive. So it's not hard for Joe (and the hooker, Rita, who hibernated with him) to shine.
There's a great fairytale-like commentary, and it toes a reasonable line between laugh-out-loud comedy and satire, although it's going to appeal to exactly the type who are being mocked. But will it really take as long as 500 years for America to get to this state?
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