Just not very good. Yes it's an adaptation and yes it felt compressed (even without reading the book). The chain of events (that lead to the obvious and inevitable finale) just didn't hang together very well. Could've been a lot better.
This review of City of Ember (2008) was written by Sam S on 29 Aug 2009.
City of Ember has generally received mixed reviews.
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