Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
First screened in July 2014
Director: Matt Reeves. Cast: Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis, Toby Kebbell, Keri Russell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Nick Thurston, Gary Oldman, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Kirk Acevedo, Jon Eyez, Enrique Murciano, Judy Greer, Laramie Doc Shaw, Keir O'Donnell. Screenplay: Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (based on an increasingly remote novel by Pierre Boulle and on characters created more recently by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver). Twitter Capsule:
Satisfying action spectacle. Ideas duller than intended? Caesar rather flat. Seresin a reliable D.P.
VOR:③
At least attempts thematic engagement with gun control, militarism, however limited. Queasy racial signifiers. Best as in-the-moment diversion. Someone could write something interesting about this.
