Review of Ender's Game (2013) by Spencer P — 29 Mar 2015

Exemplary sci-fi achievement with mind-blowing visuals, scope, and a shocking twist; but a few writing elements seem stupid and the kid-to-kid violence is a bit much.

This review of Ender's Game (2013) was written by Spencer P on 29 Mar 2015.

Ender's Game has generally received positive reviews.

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My God, this movie is underrated. I blame the purists. It also doesn't help that this is from the director of X-Men Origins: Wolverine…

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Starship Troopers, Alien, Tron and Star Trek also make up the movie's DNA but the story - a provocative study about the morality of warfare…

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By Kevin Z (54) on 12 Jun 2018

A great movie, and a great book that is was based on. The authors personal beliefs should have no baring on the fact that it's a brilliantt story…

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Child acting is less than so so in that movie…

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By Andrew A (555) on 17 Apr 2017

I actually liked it…

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By Colin S (333) on 22 Apr 2018

Not that bad of a movie actually it was quite good but if you read the book you may be left disappointed. Its still very watchable and entertaining…

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Great special effects, decent casting, but the storyline and movie fall flat for me…

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By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

The film tackles the subject of war from a different perspective, and it luckily doesn't try to beat you over the head with it like, say, Elysium…

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