Review of City of Ember (2008) by Kurt B — 11 Jun 2010

After the foundations for the film were laid I realised what a fantastic idea this story line was and yet again it was another of the many post-apocalyptic films realised at the moment. Unfortunately I don't think this film reached its full potential, I'm not saying it was bad I just think it could have been a lot better in what it was trying to achieve.

There was a great cast in the film; I was really pleased to see Martin Landau although it's a pity he had a somewhat small part to play. Bill Murray and Tim Robbins also played brilliant characters in the film, there weren't many highlights as such but I was impressed with the amount of imagination and special effects that went into some of the contraptions and the isolated civilization in which the movie is set.

It was rather upsetting to see that such a good idea for a film be handed to a couple of children for the lead roles but then I'm sure the film would appeal even more to me if was of that age group. Apparently the lad who plays the lead role was 23 when he done this film but it's obvious he was playing a 17 year old or something. I would have been a lot nicer to see more of what was outside the City Of Ember because it seemed a bit limited to the problem they had with the generator.