A Loud, Exhilarating Spectacle

Rating: 7/10 (9 August 2017)

I love movies. Movies have the power to tell a story in a near infinite number of ways. That story can be given a particular perspective, coloured with emotion and told with a style made unique by it's writer(s) and director(s) own vision. I felt that this movie was focused so heavily on style and it's own cinematography, that it fell short on it's characters and depth of story. In the end, when the credits rolled, I wasn't sure I'd seen a film, but rather a beautiful, flashy spectacle. I felt attached to no particular character and even at a certain tension point in the plot involving a dangerous distrust between some characters, I wasn't gripped hanging off the edge of my seat, the scene held no real weight apart from the ear blistering bass that this movie pumps out almost constantly. However, it is only the story and characters that i felt let down my enjoyment of the film, and also the fact that its nearly impossible to hear most of the mumbled dialogue from behind the score/sfx. The cinematography itself as mentioned before is amazing and seeing it in IMAX was a treat. Colours were used to good effect making scenes come alive and helping to set and appropriate mood for different situations. Overall the experience was intense, but a bit empty. I came away without anything to think back on. The ride was over, mind the step. I guess I just crave a good story, told in an interesting way. I don't feel like I'd like to see it again, a roller-coaster starts to lose its thrill when you've already experienced it. But it was fun while it lasted.