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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 09 Jul 2014

A canny continuation of the saga that delivers mood and action in approximately equal measure to compensate for a threadbare plot…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 09 Jul 2014

Whatever audiences think of it, I'd say the latest Apes picture is just that: a solid success, sharing many of its predecessor's swift, exciting…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 09 Jul 2014

Criticisms are few with such bravely measured work, and Dawn succeeds at moving this tale of discord and leadership along, continuing to refuse…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for New York Post (6,650) on 09 Jul 2014

For two hours of breathless drama, you forget you’re watching actors grunting like chimps and hope two rival civilizations can work together…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 09 Jul 2014

“Dawn” is more than a bunch of occasionally thrilling action sequences, emotional gut punches and throwaway jokes arranged in predictable…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Sci-Fi Movie Page (492) on 09 Jul 2014

While several of the summer's films have had plenty of battles and destruction, this is the one that leaves us with something other than a…

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By Dave Mcginn (33) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 09 Jul 2014

Good news – it’s incredible. It sets the standard for blockbuster action movies, and manages to be even better than its predecessor…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Soren Andersen (496) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 09 Jul 2014

Reeves directs with great dynamism, and his scenes of masses of apes swinging through treetops and swarming through San Francisco streets are…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 09 Jul 2014

If you see the movie, notice how the ending is no ending, and the fact that it even feels like one is entirely a function of Michael Giacchino's…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 09 Jul 2014

Dawn is admirable for its efforts to tell a completely new story infused with social commentary, but those efforts too often amount to very little…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Carla Meyer (580) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 09 Jul 2014

The thought that these animals are digital creations, crafted via CGI from human actors' motion-capture acting, does not occur until close-ups…

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By Joanna Langfield (398) for The Movie Minute (398) on 08 Jul 2014

The strength of this mythical morality tale and the CGI surrounding it almost make up for the short shrift given to the humans in this chapter…

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By Erin Free (200) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 08 Jul 2014

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes is a textbook example of how to get a blockbuster right: you can have all the mind-blowing action set pieces…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Steve Persall (1,105) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 08 Jul 2014

Yet for all of the technological genius at work here, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes maintains a remarkably human core, even under digital makeup…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By A.a. Dowd (854) for AV Club (2,778) on 08 Jul 2014

Yet for all the heart and soul the actor pours into his role, watching Dawn still feels a bit like seeing massive, expensive wheels spin in place…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 08 Jul 2014

Any film that begins with one of those fake-news montages, where snippets of genuine CNN footage are stitched together to concoct a feeling…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 08 Jul 2014

Eschewing a tidy wrap-up, Reeves doesn't leave us feeling manipulated, as so often happens in films like this…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Tony Hicks (74) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 08 Jul 2014

You have good guys and bad guys on both sides. The audience isn't meant to root for apes vs. humans as much as for certain characters…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Rodrigo Perez (382) for The Playlist (3,871) on 08 Jul 2014

In truth, the deeply absorbing and thematically rich ‘Apes’ sequel is more akin to a drama than an action film, but it's one that still…

Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for honeycuttshollywood.com (375) on 08 Jul 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes restores your faith in the Hollywood 'tentpole' movie…

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