Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) by Steve F — 26 Feb 2017
The second film in the 'new' Planet of the Apes series, this picks up something like 10 years after 'Rise ... ', when most of mankind has been wiped out (shown in the opening credits sequence) by the ape virus created in that earlier film.
As such, the first portion of this film follows Caesar and his new family living in the forest, and is largely dialogue free, with the apes communicating by sign language.
That changes, however, when a small enclave of survivors stumble across the Apes, leading to (effectively) a clash of cultures.
Overall, I found this to be somewhat slower than the first film; never really capturing my attention as much. That's not to say that it is a bad film, just not as good as the first (then again, sequels rarely are!).
This review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) was written by Steve F on 26 Feb 2017.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has generally received very positive reviews.
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