Review of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) by James Z — 07 Apr 2018

So much excellent CGI and backdrops, and many gripping scenes. Yet a movie that could have been so much more. Some of it is contrivance (the human who hates apes and always bring a gun to mess things up), some of it is cheesiness (apes seize automatic weapons and three minutes later are firing them, despite their lack of training or opposable thumbs.

.. fortunately they're Hollywood Wonder-Guns that fire thousands of rounds without reloading. Silliness.) Or it's just the limp dialogue. Great movie to look at, but a lame plot and characters that aren't well drawn enough to care about.

I give it three stars for technical excellence.