A good movie

Contrary to most of the viewers, I made sure to watch all the Planet of the Apes movies before watching this new installment. It is something I did last year with the Star Trek franchise as well and I think it ensures a much more rewarding viewing. Anyway, after hearing so many good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. And indeed, there were many things I enjoyed in this movie. The first thing that impressed me was the state-of-the-Art CGI displayed in this movie. Indeed, it was pretty mind-blowing and you can imagine that in 10 years from now, you won’t even be able to make the difference between a real monkey and a CGI one. The other thing that I enjoyed was the performance provided by Andy Serkis as Caesar. By now, after portraying such iconic figures such as Gollum and King Kong, Serkis can be considered as the undisputed master of the motion capture performance. This time, he managed to create a fascinating character and that was even more impressive when you take into account that it was almost only based on body language. So, I really loved those elements but, unfortunately, the rest of the movie was not really impressive. Indeed, even though the story was entertaining, it was still pretty generic and predictable. Furthermore, all the human characters were terribly underdeveloped and rather underwhelming. It was above all obvious with Freida Pinto’s character. I mean, in spite of the fact that she looked insanely gorgeous, she didn’t have much to do there except warning the main character that what he was doing was wrong. It was about the same thing for John Lithgow’s character who was there mostly to explain James Franco’s drive to find a cure. Hell, even the main character was rather underwhelming. Still, to conclude, in spite of these flaws, it remains a pretty decent reboot and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10