Ape-ocalypse at the bridge!

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2013)

A really interesting movie to set up the events leading to the classic "Planet of the Apes" (not the 2001 version!). I was highly satisfied movie with this prequel, because of several factors: - Andy Serkis performance as Caesar was just great. I am not really familiar with how motion-capture works, but however it works, Serkis's work was pretty. The way Caesar's facial expression changes after being exposed to real life was great.

Motion-capture technology looked really nice.

Nice references to the original trilogy (The mention of an space mission bound to Mars in the newspapers, when the outbreak is starting was great).

There were weak points too: - Steven Jacob's (Oyelowo's character). So he was against the vaccine all the way and suddenly he wants to go all in with any major proof? - Frieda Pinto is highly underused. They just use as a companion for Franco's character, when based on her knowledge of primates (the character) she could have been used in a better way.
Overall, it is an entertaining movie for fans of the franchise. Pretty excited about the sequel! Score (7)