Wanted to like this... I really did.

Rating: Null/10 (12 November 2011)

A few people had recommended this movie, so I was delighted when I finally got the chance to watch this last night. I was looking forward to a film with some depth and sophistication. Instead I got the usual oversimplified, formulaic, Hollywood fast food. I sensed after about 5 mins that this movie was destined to be a dud. There was something about the way the whole 'science' angle was built, so utterly unrealistic.
The only character that had any depth at all was the lead monkey, but there you were asking yourself, "Sure, he can strike a good john Wayne pose, but is he a good monkey, or a bad monkey deep down inside?" The rest of them might as well have had sticky notes on their foreheads. 'Young, naive scientist', 'Success-obsessed corporate suit wearer', 'morally corrupt, tired scientist and his sadistic, loser son', etc, etc.
So much money spent on special effects, nothing much left for creating any sort of believability to the characters or the way things unfolded. Really got me angry, actually. Waste of 2 hrs of my life. Maybe I can save 2 hrs of yours.