Review of Ender's Game (2013) by Grant S — 18 Jan 2015
A sci fi movie made for kids (and even they might find this craptacular).
Incredibly weak and contrived plot. From the start everything is dumbed-down to appeal to a younger audience. Anytime the heroes are kids, and they have more powers than the adults, you know who the target audience is....
Plot seems like a ripoff of Starship Troopers, and a very weak one at that.
Decent cast, and they can all do a lot better. Harrison Ford has seen better days and probably just needed the money, or any acting role. Viola Davis was probably trying to break out of being stereotyped in civil rights movie roles. Ada Butterfield was good in Hugo and Hailee Steinfeld was great in True Grit, but here they set their careers back several steps.
Heaven alone knows why Ben Kingsley accepted his role. The money must have been REALLY good. His attempt at a New Zealand accent is quite unintentionally funny though, as, instead, he sounds South African. I should know...
This review of Ender's Game (2013) was written by Grant S on 18 Jan 2015.
Ender's Game has generally received positive reviews.
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