Expected more....

Rating: 5/10 (4 May 2007)

Daughter and I attended the midnight opening last night. She and I made a deal to do this after SM2. We'll both remember this "date" for a long time. Theater was packed, which added to the excitement, but for me, once the movie started the excitement quickly melted away.
I expected a lot more from SM3 then it delivered. Lots more. And I see from reading other reviews, that I am not alone here. I won't repeat what others have already said, but I'll add that if the budget for this movie was what I've been hearing - 250-300 million - its hard to believe that its producers couldn't come up with a better product. No, a **much** better product.
Sure some of the CGI was good, although too quick to keep up with in some cases, but without a good story and character development to back it up..... you know the rest.
SM1 - 7, SM2 - 9, SM3 - 5 (and that might be a bit generous)
Worth seeing? Yep, but don't expect what 1 and 2 delivered, unfortunately.
Also wonder why the IMDb user ratings are what they are compared to the reviews. They definitely don't line up, by what looks like a large margin. Take a look and see for yourself.