worth seeing on the big screen

Rating: 8/10 (1 November 2013)

Ender's Game is based on the first of a series of science fiction tales, and this movie serves as the introduction for what is presumably expected to be a series of films.
The film inevitably misses a lot of the book - it could scarcely be expected to include everything- but the story is still told in an entertaining and understandable fashion.
Asa Butterfield is outstanding as the title character. It is no mean feat for an actor of his age to carry a blockbuster film.
The rest of the cast are very good. I didn't particularly warm to ben Kingsley's character but that was because of the writing rather than the acting.
Visuals are excellent and I really enjoyed the score. Not sure I'd buy the DVD but if they ever make a sequel I'll watch it.