Severe Lack Awe And Fear

Rating: 3/10 (13 July 2017)

One can easily name this movie 'How To Ruin A Classic' and it will make no difference.
The story is okay and the plot is average. But the acting and the directing was terrible. I am not saying that the cast was not good, it was their performance in the movie which was a huge let down. The most lame scene was when, after few decades John C. Reilly saw people from the outside world and there was no real enthusiasm in his reaction. Not to mention the excellent condition of his outfit after so many years.
Now about acting. Throughout the film, seeing the amazing creatures for the first time in their life, there was no actual awe or fear in the actors' or actresses' eyes or even in their body language. It was as if every day they watch this sort of animals in the street. And even when they tried to interact with these animals, their behavior was unrealistic as if they are staring at a wall. They should have practice acting using green screen before the actual shooting. Only then they could have given a better performance than this, which frankly looked like they were interacting with wall without any real emotion. They should watch and learn from the film Okja to learn how to act with a imaginary animal. If a little child could perform so nicely then it should be easier for them.
Director also have to take the blame for their performance because he failed to bring out the realistic performance out from them because he didn't provide them the necessary motivation, persuasion or even the feeling of real life environment of the scenes in the set.
The movie has great CGI though. So if you like those kind of effects then you might even enjoy the film. But performance-wise there is nothing to see really.
Not Recommended.