Great opening 30 minutes but then fades

Rating: 6/10 (2 May 2017)

I thought the first 30 minutes or so we're amazing. The script was banging out line after line and the chemistry between them all was fabulous. I even turned to my partner and commented how good the script was and then it started to head down hill.
The team got split up, the momentum slowed down and it felt like it couldn't really recapture the earlier mojo. It struggled to re- engage when they got back together but it felt bloated, self indulgent and dragged out.
By the time the third act kicked in, some of the chemistry came back but it was lost in an orgy of energy tendrils, crumbling rock and CGI overload. Once one cliff wall has crumbled without a real sense of peril, you kinda feel yourself becoming a little bored.
Don't get wrong I love the team but after shining so strongly at the beginning, it felt burnt out by the end which no amount of blue screen FX could repair. The strength of the film is in the team's interactions and I can't help but think they should have been focused on a little more than the obligatory flashes and bangs that had to dominate the last act.
One final word about the mix tape. It was over played to the point where you weren't sure if they thought of the scene or the piece of music first. It smacked of 'try hard' with a little of 'what about this cool song that we got the licence to play 15 seconds of'? I did go into the film trying to keep my expectations low but I have to say that ultimately I was disappointed, especially after the really enjoyable opening part.