Predictable. Dances with Wolves in Space

Rating: 5/10 (30 December 2010)

I was very impressed with the effects. They were wonderful. Ultimately, however, the storyline was utterly predictable. The emotions shown were overly maudlin and the characters were two dimensional. Were it not for the special effects, after the first 20 minutes one would be better off simply imagining the rest. While it has been claimed that the movie's message is "anti-business", it is really another rehashing of the "Noble Primitive" tale, an idea which Hollywood has done to death. It seems somehow ironic that it was done using millions of dollars with cutting edge technology to create a futuristic science fiction movie. Or, if its message really is a warning against the evils of big business, it certainly has made a lot of money. I give it 5 stars for the special effects, because they almost make it worth watching.