Think of it like a summer blockbuster with actual merit.

Rating: 7/10 (19 March 2010)

It's big, it's bold, it's beautiful, and it marks the triumphant return of James Cameron.
Visually stunning with one very notable feature being the incredibly realistic facial animations of the Na'vi not to mention the beautiful world that has been created.
However, the story is very very simple and not all that original (plays out like FernGully meets Pocahontas). For such a plot driven film, this doesn't bode well and it just gives the entire film a very simplistic, almost two-dimensional feel. It also felt like a lot was left out to keep it this way.
IMO the film is just way too catered to a general audience in the sense that it has been created so that kids, teens and adults can all go see and enjoy it. Technically that's a good thing but it really started to bother me... I wanted a much deeper film. It can be emotionally stirring but not nearly as much as it could and should have been. The whole humans are the enemy theme that District 9 managed to pull off brilliantly seems like a missed opportunity here.
With all of that said, it is still a good film that is no doubt entertaining and well crafted, it is just far from being perfect. Think of it like a summer blockbuster with actual merit.