Quite a revitalization of a franchise that has long struggled

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2019)

Quite a revitalization of a franchise that has long struggled. The visuals are excellent (especially the performance capture, thanks to the legendary Andy Serkis ' mastery in no small part) and the cast and score is very good. The writers reworked the themes and structure of Boulle's text in an interesting way into the new storyline and characters, but without the 1968 film's conceptual and emotional heft. The action certainly helps a lot, especially the bridge's excellent climax.