Solid, but...

Rating: Null/10 (14 August 2011)

Rise is a really well put together flick. Acting, direction, cinematography-all over the top.
But be warned--this is also one of the saddest movies I have ever seen. James Franco loses his dad and his ape at approximately the same time. Honestly, the only movie in it where John Lithgow (sp?) dying is a good thing is Hollow Point.
Although buried under the makeup, the actor portraying Ceaser said so much with his eyes--both in times of happiness and times of, um, less happiness--he rocks.
The movie left some unanswered questions--by design, I have to imagine. A very easy way to set up a sequel that I will definitely go to see.
The movie goes a bit slowly--they probably could have trimmed 15 or 20 minutes and still kept the story very much intact, but it's still only a couple of hours, so not a big deal.
Because I am crazy about details, someone please check this: Ceaser seems to have a birthmark that moves. Many times it is on his upper right chest; many other times it is on the upper left. Weird.