Starring: James Franco, Frieda Pinto and Andy Serkis
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Rated: PG 13
Running time: 1 hour 45 minutes
20th Century Fox
Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars
When I first heard about this movie I was thinking why! Then I thought about it and wondered what could have happened to cause the Apes in today’s times to take over and mankind to be slaves. Well this movie does just that and does it very well, that it is very believable.
The film begins with of course the capturing of chimpanzee’s to bring back to the lab for experiments. Dr. Will Rodman (James Franco) is on the verge of finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and other ailments that attack the brain. Not only would this cure it but make you smarter. But with no side effects? Of course things go wrong and that leads to the developing story line to the rise of the apes.
The special effects are absolutely amazing. Watching Caesar grow and evolve in the movie is definitely worth it. You can see him thinking and feeling very clearly, which you can also tell that he will eventually be up to no good….you would too if you went through what he did. The facial expressions of Caesar are very lifelike. This is due to the amazing work of WETA and performance capture from Andy Serkis. Also watching Caesar rally the troops and climb to the top is well done. I do not want to say too much otherwise it would ruin the movie for you. You will just have to go and see it.
The movie does start off slow but that is made up for the great storyline and character development. There is not a lot of action but don’t let that stop you from seeing this movie. I feel that this movie was very well done and the story line was great despite the lack of action. Also when the movie is over don’t just get up and leave!