A few holes here and there, but a solid, interesting film!

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2014)

I went in expecting to like this film, and I walked out enjoying it a lot! Yes, the premise is a bit silly, and you do have to suspend disbelief. What this movie is, more than anything realistic, is very imaginative. In the Era of uber 'realism' and nolan esque 'everything has to make sense' and alternately the stupidity of Michael Bay, this move had a nice balance, and just had fun with it's insane premise. Scartlett Johannsen did a fantastic job with this movie. She really has a knack for Sci Fi, and she is a top notch talent. This movie was about the right length. If you go into this looking for an art house film, don't bother, it's not for your pretentious tastes. Get over yourself. There is probably about as much real science as there is pseudo science. That is to say it's partially grounded in reality. It's not like the movie makes any illusion about the fact that some of the stuff in it is simply made up. I will say that Luc Besson could be served by hiring a writing consultant. There are some scenes that were kinda lazily set up. It doesn't ruin the film, but it might take a step in the right direction in having his films taken a little more seriously. Also, there is the signature rocket launcher scene (every one of Besson's films has one). This was fun. Go see it!