Review of City of Ember (2008) by Asif K — 11 Sep 2010
The fantasy genre is one of my favourite genres. In that genre, the viewer gets a chance to leave the world of today and experience something else. Something different. 'City of Ember' exceeded all of my expectations, I thoroughly enjoyed it, flaws and all.
The film is a delightful, if contrived, fairytale littered with predictable characters and an easily anticipated ending. A naive freshness runs through the story, with high-level corruption limited to stealing sardines.
One sees many metaphor opportunities that the director opted to imply rather than explore. A number of pointless action scenes would have been better left on the editing floor. This is a sweet film with unrealized narrative potential.
One wishes the director had banged the script through the keyboard a few more times and moved the irrelevant mole to a different film. Splendidly cast, intelligent, graphically inventive romp. 'City of Ember' is a film that didn't succeed at the box office.
But I can say that far more worse films are out there. This film may not be for everyone though. Some may say that it's boring or that it doesn't have enough content to be a good feature film.
I say that it is a good fantasy film for the elderly teens and the mature audience. For something different, 'City of Ember' may be a good choice for you. nice one.
This review of City of Ember (2008) was written by Asif K on 11 Sep 2010.
City of Ember has generally received mixed reviews.
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