GENRE: Sci-Fi, Action
RATING: PG for some violence
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 54 minutes
STARRING: Asa Butterfield (Hugo, Boy in the Striped Pajamas)
Harrison Ford (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Air Force One)
DIRECTOR: Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
WRITER: Gavin Hood (Tsotsi)
PLOT: Ender Wiggin is a brilliant child who is recruited to save the world from the threat of alien annihilation.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 I haven’t read the book and while I assume it is better, I quite enjoyed the film. It’s a nicely done science fiction story. It’s a little cliché at times and the last ten minutes drags a bit, but overall, a fun time.
2 A great Harrison Ford role in this one. Ford has done some clunkers in the past (Cowboys & Aliens, Morning Glory, Extraordinary Measures), so it’s great to see him bring it in this film as Col. Grafff.
3 From the trailers, I thought I would be more confused by all the alien attack sequences but it didn’t bother me at all in the context of the film. I’m actually surprised they didn’t release this in 3D.
4 Butterfield did an amazing job as Ender. I wish I felt for him a bit more though. Some more home life stuff with his siblings probably would have helped. I hear the book does a great job of that.
5 Great casting of Moises Arias (Hannah Montana) as the bully Bonzo Madrid.
RECOMMENDATION: Pretty cool in theatres
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Thor 2
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