Great effects, BUT ...

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2009)

Avatar is an interesting movie. On one hand, we got a strange new world, full of unusual, yet strangely compelling creatures, all conjured up in front of our eyes. It's filled with mystique and awe. It's what is currently dazzling the crowds and it's an aspect of Avatar that will likely win it several more awards, which the movie well deserves.
On the other hand, if you look beyond the visual effects, you will find a worn-out and utterly predictable plot, static characters with personalities as deep as a teaspoon and dialogs resembling an average daily commute: a necessary evil, that serves it's purpose and slips into obscurity immediately afterward. The entire 2 hours and 41 minutes of the movie does not contain a single surprising turn of events, a single character doing something we wouldn't expect him or her to do shorty after initial introduction and, most painfully, not even a single memorable spoken line.
The movie is worth seeing for the special effects - go watch it in 3-D to get most out of it. It can be quite enjoyable, if you immerse yourself into the world and ignore everything else. Don't expect a film of the year, however, that's just a hype. It's more of a postcard of another world, with some events happening in it.