What could have been

Rating: 6/10 (18 August 2013)

Film left me a little flat. Conceptually good, visually great, but pacing seemed a little off @ times and was quite clunky in parts. Back story kinda pointless(except for the young Matt Damon who looked like River Phoenix as a boy, unless that was the point). Last 1/3 or ¼ of the film seems to go off the rails.
I guess shaky cam is still OK? Just makes the visual blur of any action sequence frustratingly unwatchable.
Went in with high expectations, but the film just didn't have the same impact as District 9. Can't quite put my finger on what was missing/wrong with the film, but it didn't gel with me.
Again Sharlto was great, until the last 1/3rd which turns into transformers with humans or something like that.
Not a bad film, just not a great one.
What could have been.
6.25/6.75 – 10