Rating of
2/4
Zack Snyder remakes Star Wars...prequels...
Indyfreak - wrote on 01/04/24
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.
Sofia Boutella handles herself well in the action scenes. But she is saddled with horrendous dialogue and overwrought exposition. In fact, a lot of the script's problems is directly a result of Zack Snyder ignoring a vital rule in storytelling which is "show not tell".
