controversy only works when there's dignity

Rating: 2/10 (30 July 2014)

I had never heard of "Ender's Game" or Orson Scott Card before the movie got released. Around the time of the release, Card's anti-gay views became a point of contention, with some LGBT rights activists calling on people to boycott the movie.
Now that I've seen the movie, I'd say that it's not interesting enough to deserve a controversy. Oh it's got an interesting story alright. Unfortunately, it seems that they tried too hard to make the movie family-friendly. I prefer for sci-fi flicks to have either a gritty side (Alien), an intellectual side (2001: A Space Odyssey) or a nerdy side (Star Wars). "Ender's Game" has none of these. All that I can say is that it's a wasted effort.