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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 01 Nov 2013

Ender's Game turns out to be a bit depressing, and I mean that in a good way…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 01 Nov 2013

Hood balances Ender's ascension in the military -- filled with conventional but exciting montages about beating the odds -- with scenes that,…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Madison Movie (219) on 01 Nov 2013

In a movie concerned with tactics and battle formations, Ender's Game is really a Trojan Horse…

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By Rob Vaux (1,125) for Mania.com (396) on 01 Nov 2013

Ender's Game is as solid a work of filmmaking as you'll find, but some of the implied profundity here doesn't quite pass muster…

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By Kurt Loder (858) for Reason Online (497) on 01 Nov 2013

Fulfills every expectation instilled by its terrible trailer…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 01 Nov 2013

Ender's Game looks pretty and keeps the audience engaged, but it lacks the depth needed to be great…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Sci-Fi Movie Page (492) on 01 Nov 2013

Gavin Hood's adaptation is one of the best book-to-screen transitions of any work of science fiction…

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By Rick Bentley (466) for Fresno Bee (603) on 01 Nov 2013

Watching this adaptation of Ender's Game is like looking over the shoulder of someone playing a space video game…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 01 Nov 2013

We don't really see Ender learning anything, let alone changing…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 01 Nov 2013

There's lots of zero-g action in Ender's Game - even old Han Solo takes a whirl…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 01 Nov 2013

In the final analysis, that's the real endgame here: to get people into theaters and build a film franchise…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 01 Nov 2013

By the time the movie finally manages to get interesting, audiences may be too numb and their retinas too fried to win back…

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By Ian Buckwalter (369) for NPR (1,713) on 01 Nov 2013

It may seem odd for a teen-focused action movie to feel so glum, but that's actually something that the director gets right, even if it threatens…

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By Simon Abrams (730) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 01 Nov 2013

The film's biggest problem is a matter of tone and characterization: the characters constantly talk about how mean they can be, but their actions…

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By Scott Bowles (160) for USA Today (4,117) on 01 Nov 2013

Most Ender's fans, of course, won't care about comparisons and consider the film adaptation a long-awaited victory in itself…

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By Jeff Meyers (379) for Metro Times (Detroit, MI) (691) on 01 Nov 2013

Ender's Game, for all its glossy special effects and laudable wartime moral questioning, lacks a fundamental sense of thrills…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 01 Nov 2013

Despite its taut action sequences and strong special effects, the movie is ultimately depressing and bleak…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 01 Nov 2013

Beyond the sci-fi spectacle, Ender's Game deals with heavier issues such as the nature of war, regret, guilt, sacrifice and suffering…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 01 Nov 2013

The futuristic setting of the piece is beautifully realized, but it's the emotional quotient that dominates and drives the film…

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By Kent Turner (504) for School Library Journal (73) on 01 Nov 2013

The screenplay hews closer to the book, rather than following a potential franchise template…

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