Review of Dune (2021) by Jonnymack — 12 Nov 2021
Take game of thrones, add in a dash of gritty star wars and you have Dune.
Almost an hour and half of boring waffle, politics and house of blah blah. If you manage to stay awake the film does pick up. Some nice action pieces...but one query, why with all this amazing interstellar tech, lasers, rockets and bombs does all the boots on the ground have to fight with swords and knives?
Why are most worlds like ancient egypt, but with some advanced holographic tech? A strange mish mash, and to be fair, probably most like what Earths future will be one the climate changes really take control.
I wanted to like this, but I didnt. As a standalone piece it's not very good. It looks stunning. It truly feels epic, but by god it is boring until it does eventually get going....and then it just ends....
So this is a two parter, and I do think the second part will make this film complete and it has the potential to be a masterpiece when whole. But you have to review a movie as a standalone. And with that Dune certainly is lacking despite its intentions. That said, bring on the sequel.
This review of Dune (2021) was written by Jonnymack on 12 Nov 2021.
Dune has generally received very positive reviews.
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