Looks good, weak plot.

Rating: 3/10 (4 February 2010)

At first I was amazed by the visuals in Avatar. It is beautiful, but that plot is lacking. I was a bit disappointed with the fact that, while the movie looks very good, the plot is bland and clichéd. The target audience is obviously teenagers, this movie looks like it was made for children because of the beautiful visuals and easy to follow plot, but it really isn't because of the violence and language.
If you're wondering, the basic plot for James Cameron's Avatar and Disney's Pocahontas is very similar. Almost too similar.
The writing is not stunning, there are no lines in the movie that were great. The acting was fine, but not overwhelming. I'm not going to pretend I know much of anything about cinematography or anything like that.
I am in awe that it has made so much money. The storyline is lame and it feels like you are been lectured to for 160 minutes about the environment. Which reminds me it is about 40 minutes too long.
In summary: This movie is visually spectacular and intellectually boring.