I am indeed a little late seeing this one but I am going to write about it anyway. My overall rating of the film is just...okay. I am surprised because there was a great amount of anticipation behind it and I had heard from numerous other people that it was a "good movie." When people give this movie a high rating, I think they are rating the flash and highly stylized special effects. It is visually stimulating and in certain points, action packed. However, to be frank, I found even the action and special effects to be less than stellar.
There was nothing in this movie that you have not seen in other movies. The dialogue was incredibly predictable and I truly detest that in action/sci-fi films. I hate the corny one liners and unfortunately, this movie was filled with them. It was not the worst action/science-fiction film I have ever seen, but it was certainly not the best. At certain points, it was dull. Boring, even. The movie dragged. There were certain parts of the film that were pleasing, at least aesthetically, but often, I just found myself checking the time to see when the next overly, but poorly-done fight scene was going to occur or when the film would finally come to its anti-climactic end. On a high note, I would give the music in the film an A-. It was upbeat, and well-fitted to the plot of the film and kept the film moving along...or perhaps it just kept me awake. No matter what the reason, I did enjoy the musical scoring.
I feel the reason others regarded the film with such acclaim is because it's a "cool" film. Ninety-five percent of the film is special effects. There are lots of gadgets, toys, fight scenes, flashy music, and attractive people. As for the overall substance of the film, it is without. Go to the theater if you wish, but I think this one can wait for Redbox rental.
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