Best of three...

Rating: 7/10 (4 January 2019)

It is unquestionable that this is the best entry in this trilogy. An accomplishment which most likely was not hard to achieve considering the first two were really, not great!
Unlike the last two, this entry to the franchise does not have a laughably bad script, it is nothing spectacular and it does improve as the film progresses, but it is still significantly better than the first two. An emotional factor is aimed to be gained and it is obvious, subsequently failing, but it works much better than in the first two.
A huge sigh of relief is made when it becomes clear it is not dull. It has boring sections, but without a doubt utilises action sequences and keeps a fast pace throughout. At times the action sequences felt like filler to make the film more enjoyable, but it works well.
No section is more improved on than the disastrous visual effects, in the few year gap between this and episode 2, Fox managed to employ some decent animators, it was much needed and frankly could've used this level of animation through the trilogy or maybe the practical effects method used in the originals would've been the smarter move?
There are tonal shifts through this movie and they are painfully obvious. Towards the end it does become extremely dark including mass genocide, but it is a vast improvement over the light hearted approach of episodes 1 and 2.
Which generally sums out this film as a whole. It is significantly better than Fox's previous efforts, but still falls flat when compared to the originals.