I think we knew what to expect when we decided to go and see this film. To be honest, we weren’t expecting much – and the film delivered that in spades.
There are a ridiculous number of CGI effects, some of which are reasonably good, but all too many are rather unconvincing. There are goodies and baddies and a kind of plot to play with and there is a most obvious 3 act format with a beginning, a middle and an end. It all adds together into exactly what you would expect, an effects filled spectacle with no lasting value, 2 dimensional characters (some of them struggle to get to TWO dimensions), a predictable plot line and some fantastically bad acting.
Having said all that, I quite enjoyed it. You can put your brain in neutral and coast through the experience – watch the pretty pictures and listen to the loud explosions. It doesn’t change the fact that, overall, it’s a pretty poor effort.
5 / 10
