Snyder let loose is not a good Snyder

Rating: 6/10 (24 March 2011)

I loved all of Zack Snyder's films up until this one. This is his first original film, not one based on an existing properties. It seems he has these great action set pieces thought out in his mind but no movie to put it in. So he has written his own movie where all these action set pieces can be realized. This is what the movie feels like. An excuse for a few actions scenes. I have to admit, Snyder knows how to direct action, but for some reason, when it comes to this movie, he seems to loose his touch. Even though there are no shaky camera, there's another thing that dampens the action scenes, it the fast-panning. For this movie he wants the audience to get close to the action, so there's a lot of close ups, but there's a lot of panning too to show what's gong on. There isn't enough wide shots. It's the wide shots which are the highlights of the action scenes. And another downer is that the story in itself contributes to the weightlessness of the action. It is supposed to take place inside an imagination so the viewer never really feels as if the girls are in real danger. It is very easy for the girls to defeat those monster/robot bad guys. The only time when there was really any sense of danger was the fight scene in the trenches. The other scenes, the bad guys are just walk-overs. The acting wasn't that good either. So, as a fan of Zack Snyder, I'm disappointed. I hope his Superman is better.