Good but not up to the hype

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2011)

This movie has had universal acclaim and while its a good movie, it doesn't live up to all the hype in my view.
The apes take too long to get smart and when they finally break free and form their army, the movie is almost over. The ending was anti-climactic and the build up too slow to get there.
That said, the special effects are excellent and the apes do seem real and not just CGI cartoons, really remarkable and certainly some of the best effects I've seen in a long time. There is a definite wow factor going on in this movie for that element.
The story was decent, but standard fare. No surprises and the story line was plodding along. The human actors were OK, though I didn't think any of the performances were outstanding. Workmanlike job all around is the word that comes to mind. I would be interested to see a sequel even though I didn't think the movie was all that great.