A Spectacular Gripping tale

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2011)

I saw this movie without much expectation but was thrilled to see what came my way.it is the fact that this must be one of the warmest and most humane sci fie fantasies of late that makes Rise of the Planet of the Apes such a gripping saga.James Franco always manages to add that special touch to his roles, makes his character even more appealing. Freida Pinto stays mostly in the background but does have a piquant charm of her own. But the revelation was Andy Serkis in the role of caesar, he was outstanding.Watch the apes storm across the Golden Gate bridge, chase cars, smash them down, jump into helicopters, tear them apart and send the super human species reeling for cover and you have relentless moments of high drama on screen. Equally enthralling is the secret uprising in the animal facility where Caesar infuses a sense of dignity in the rest of the apes who are used to being maltreated by the cruel handlers.This one's both a mass entertainer and a film with a high intelligent quotient.