Fabulous world ruined by the clichés...

Rating: 6/10 (23 December 2009)

OK, I'm a woman. And a non-American. And I adore mostly artistic movies, not really the Hollywood blockbusters. So, maybe I'm not the right one to comment on this. Still I have to say, for the sake of the ones who are like me (and I'm sure I'm not alone here) - it's just not THAT good, and it could be much better.
Visually, this movie is really amazing. The world in it is just completely magnificent. From that point of view, this movie will not disappoint anyone and is truly something new and special. On the other hand, since they've put so much effort into trying to make something really revolutionary - I really expected that the scriptwriters would not hold onto every possible existing cliché they could put in a movie. The characters are SO one-dimensional (to begin with the two main characters, the main scientist, the Latino girl, the "jealous guy" and to end with unbelievably the same "army general" figure), the dialogs are hundreds-of-times-seen-before, the development of the story also, not to mention the "the cool American guy who is total newbie and quite stupid does something several generations of native people couldn't do" thing.
I truly expected more from this movie, because I expected at least a bit more of originality in every aspect and not just with the special effects.
Still I have to say - everyone should see it. Most of you will be delighted with the movie and the rest who are like me will at least have a look at the really wonderful fantasy world.
6.5/10