It really did seem to stand still
Last night was he first time I saw a film in IMAX and I must say I am was amazed at the overall quality of sound and video. It was like watching my Blu-Rays with a 12,000 watt sound system behind it on a screen that even in the back row made my head turn from time to time.
With the folks allowing us to see the Wolverine Trailer, I must say that that was the high point of the film. When you start a review with the highpoint being the trailer prior, it must be bad.
Keanu Reeves is Klaatu, an Alien from a race that represents a conglomeration of galaxies that need to save earth. Earth is one of the few existing planets that can regenerate if left alone. His goal is to decide whether or not the Human race belongs there any longer. We are killing the earth and if the earth dies we all die.
So a kind of cool premise to a movie that was horribly acted by one of the worst actors out there to date. Keanu Reeves had problems playing a “human” in this movie. He honestly plays an Alien who comes to earth as a Human as he once was. So Keanu needs to play a human, and by golly, he ruins it. His acting was the same as in all of his other movies. I honestly have no idea why folks cast him any longer.
A while back with the introduction of this movies trailer on the net I saw a comment on the site that said “Johnny Mnemonic wants his suit back”. This hits the nail on the head entirely, the movie was too short, underacted, over FX’d and many more things.
The highlight of the film was watching Jennifer Connelly in IMAX quality. Man she is a hottie! Even Will Smith’s little son put up a better performance than Keanu.
Now on to the movie review:
The concept of the movie is a pretty slick idea for a movie. The movie itself was done poorly and possibly rushed a little. The short running time may of pushed it to the poor side of things though. A movie that should show us how the world possibly could end should be a longer, more explanatory movie. This was not at all.
Short of it all – the movie was entertaining if you are a Sci-Fi junkie who loves a good FX, but overall the acting was sub par by all involved even the entertaining Kathy Bates.
I would say a rental if at all.
