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2/4
Zack Snyder remakes Star Wars...prequels...
Indyfreak - wrote on 01/04/2024
Sprawling space opera that wants to be the next Star Wars so bad that it just rips off Star Wars. With elements taken from The Magnificent Seven, Gladiator, Braveheart, Warhammer, and Jupiter Ascending. Zack Snyder still has an eye for unique visuals and incredible imagery. The various worlds and cultures we encounter are compelling from a design standpoint. But the story feels very incomplete and most of the characters introduced, and there's a lot of them, do not leave an impression.
There are a couple exceptions. Anthony Hopkins voices a robot that is actually an interesting character, but he's in the movie for like five minutes. Charlie Hunnam shows up as someone who looks like he's going to be the Han Solo of the story (there is a part two coming soon). He's alright.
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Rating of
2.5/4
An Amalgamation of Things Done Better
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/27/2023
Zack Snyder may be able to present some great visuals and flashes of brilliance with the first part of Rebel Moon but it is hampered by the fact it is highly derivative and puts little effort into fleshing out what should be some interesting characters.
The set-up takes a fair bit to get going as we are first given a bland history lesson, some viking-esque farming tradition and are introduced to Kora (Sofia Boutella) and Gunnar (Michiel Huisman) who form the core of the film. Kora is an outsider who has found a home - but still doesn't quite fit in while Gunnar is a savvy harvest master who is also a bit of wild card (at least for his farming community). But when the Imperium arrives, led by Admiral Atticus Noble (Ed Skrein), it quickly changes things as the violent men quickly make …
