Popular films are not always good films

Rating: 1/10 (8 January 2013)

This is a concept film, with a great deal of cgi. I love concept films, and feel cgi can make a movie much more powerful. However, this was one of the worst movies I have seen in a long time.
First, there is zero character development. The lead role is a waste of DiCaprio's sizable talent.
Second, the concept is not actually that interesting. There are many, many movies with much lower budgets that actually present the concept in a much more powerful and important way - such as _Scanners_.
Third, the cgi is pathetically overdone. The cinematographers seem to expect the viewer to be overwhelmed by sheer scale, rather than use cgi to enhance a well-shot, well-scripted, well-conceived film. For an example of cgi used well, see _Pan's Labyrinth_ or _Attack the Block._ Most people will respond to sheer scale, but for viewers who love great films, this movie is bound to disappoint.
I walked out of the movie and thought, "so what?" Then I thought, "I just wasted $8.50, that's what."