meh...

Rating: 5/10 (28 January 2014)

I've read a number of the books but I won't give the "I'm a die hard fan and here's where they ruined the story" bit. My biggest issue was with the casting. It really chaps my hide when film-makers cast for popularity. Butterfield has done a few titles but he is no Ender. Ender is a kid who's been training and fighting all his life. So why would anyone cast the least athletic pre-teen on the planet to play him? Whenever he got into his fighting stance he reminded me of my kid sister when she was 6. Don't get me wrong, the Asa gave it a good try, but he never even came close to selling that he was the most tactical, motivating, brilliant leader all of earth had to offer.
I give it a five simply because the fx were good and the overall story (regardless of its execution) was still entertaining...ish.