Well Done

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2011)

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a very good reboot for the franchise. It's a pretty standard action film with the usual routine and formula, bu it's still well-made for the most part. The human characters are a bit too thin for my taste, but her it doesn't matter much. This is Cesar's story. Andy Serkis has done incredible motion-capture work in the past, and here is another great job. The studio has been working very hard for a campaign for him for an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor, and I REALLY hope he gets it. He does a fantastic job (although honestly, he is Leading, not supporting, but still, for a chimpanzee at least supporting). Still, a very good film with great action pieces, although I wish that the big climax in the city had started a lot earlier, or at least longer with the film. This is very good, but not as great as 2009's Star Trek.