Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
Innerspace is a charming, inventive high-concept comedy that blends Fantastic Voyage-style sci-fi with buddy-comedy antics. Its Novelty is genuinely high — the combination of screwball humor, Dennis Quaid's bravado, and the internal-body adventure gives it a distinctive voice that feels unmistakably Dante-esque. The acting is solid and likable (Quaid, Martin Short, and Meg Ryan all deliver) but not exceptional. Cinematography is competent genre work with some fun miniaturized-vessel sequences but nothing cinematically groundbreaking. The plot is entertaining but formulaic in its rom-com/action scaffolding once the initial conceit is established. The ending wraps things up tidily but in a rather predictable, low-stakes manner that dissipates the film's earlier energy.