Crummy

Rating: 2/10 (12 May 2017)

Like so many films these days - usually children's films - this one was just one 'adventure-packed' sketch after another. Most of it was just time-filler, the sort of thing students do in an exam in an attempt to give a full answer (also known as 'waffle').
The monsters reminded me of Dobby from Harry Potter, mixed in with Prometheus-cum-the earlier Alien films. It ended up like a Jurassic Park scream fest, chased by monsters movie. Very dark, little plot, poor ending. What is it about being chased that appeals to film directors so much? -YAWN-
One had a sense of déjà vu, of having seen it all before.
We had the clichéd baddie with the stereotyped posh English accent (Christopher Lee-style), which actually was good, as I had difficulty understanding some of the American accents.
It could have been good, but came across as Fassbender in love with himself, with his narcissistic gazing at his equally pretentious doppelganger facsimile.
From having an air of excitement and anticipation that this would be a great movie, I was soon bored and disappointed.
It's clear from the ending that a sequel is planned.
How cynical!
One point for the English accent and one for the colonization plot.