TRON: Ares (2025)

‘TRON: Ares’ Boasts Some Solid Set Pieces But it Doesn’t Always Compute. The new movie, which stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee and returning ‘Tron’ veteran, has the artificial life of the Grid venturing more into our world. The new movie’s script, written by Jesse Wigutow (David DiGilio receives a “story by” credit) makes the whole affair feel like a video game that has some impressive graphics, but not quite enough power to make it work fully.

It’s loaded up with coincidence and contrivance along the lines of many basic would-be blockbusters. And while it doesn’t lean too heavily on nostalgia, there’s a chunk of it near the end which, while it allows for a welcome return, does tend the drain the tension.