Leave it to the Russo Brothers — who previously helmed Avengers movies Infinity War and Endgame — to make one of Netflix’s most expensive projects, The Electric State, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt.

In making the leap from the page to the screen as a 1990s-set adaptation that stretches the definition of “live-action” as much as some Disney’s modern-era remakes, The Electric State unfortunately falls short of matching the source material’s uniqueness and whimsy – despite boasting myriad talents both in front of the camera and behind it.

The Russo brothers bring Simon Stålenhag's illustrated novel “The Electric State” to life in the new big budget Netflix film.

American filmmakers and brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, the directing team behind Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” aim to transport audiences to an alternate timeline in their film “The Electric State,

SALT LAKE CITY — Fans of source material don’t like it when somebody buys the movie rights for a book, and then changes it to make it more cinematic, visual or dare “they” say fascinating. It’s a betrayal of biblical proportions and there’s usually no coming back, no matter how good the hybrid turns out to be.

The Electric State is Netflix's most expensive movie to date, but have the Russo Brothers recaptured their Avengers blockbuster magic?

Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt star in a lifeless (and supposedly $320 million) adventure set in the aftermath of a war between humans and robots.

One Twitter user noted that all of the Best Picture winners of the last 10 years combined still have a lower budget than The Electric State. The Russo brothers' new Netflix movie boasts a budget of $320 million,

The Russo Brother’s latest film is a $300 million kids movie. Let’s be honest, Anthony and Joe Russo have never made a good film. Even before they created cinematic gluttony