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Some streaming movies arrive with a lot of noise and then disappear almost immediately. Fountain of Youth has done the opposite. Guy Ritchie’s glossy adventure film may not have become a major critical darling, but viewers clearly keep coming back to it. Nearly a year after release, the Apple TV+ movie is still hanging around the global charts, which is a pretty solid sign that audiences are still in the mood for a big, old-school treasure-hunt movie.
Apple’s global chart is currently topped by titles like F1, The Gorge, and Eternity, all newer or heavily pushed platform movies, yet Fountain of Youth is still right there in the mix. Directed by Guy Ritchie and written by James Vanderbilt, Fountain of Youth stars John Krasinski and Natalie Portman as siblings pulled into a globe-spanning search tied to the legendary source of eternal life. The cast also includes Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson, Arian Moayed, Laz Alonso, Carmen Ejogo, and Stanley Tucci.
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Is ‘Fountain of Youth’ Worth Watching?
Collider’s review of the movie stated that Fountain of Youth is a fun deviation from the norm for Ritchie, who clearly relished making an old-school Romancing the Stone-style adventure movie. The film was praised for feeling like a real, old-school studio movie rather than disposable streaming content, even when its digital sheen and predictable plotting get in the way. While Krasinski and Portman were seen as miscast and underwritten, González and Arian Moayed stood out by fully embracing the pulpy spirit of the story. Ultimately, it’s a fun, forgettable globetrotting romp that succeeds simply by being entertaining.
“There are a handful of scenes where we do see Ritchie’s personality shine through, including a car chase through the streets of London in the film’s first act, which has the quick editing that keeps the excitement going. Other times, Ritchie seems to have restrained himself, and he didn’t really need to, either, including a fairly anti-climactic third-act reveal that’s telegraphed from a mile away. The thing is, Fountain of Youth could have easily been just another bad movie made for streaming, and the fact that it isn’t is an accomplishment in of itself. It’s a perfectly watchable movie designed to keep you entertained for two hours on a rainy Sunday afternoon.”
Fountain of Youth is streaming now on Apple TV.
