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Led by Rupert Wyatt's stylish direction, some impressive special effects, and a mesmerizing performance by Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes breathes unlikely new life into a long-running franchise.
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Caesar [the main ape] is the reason to see this daft, breathless picture. Jun 24, 2013 | Full Review…
Caesar [the main ape] is the reason to see this daft, breathless picture.
David Thomson
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is spectacle with a kick: the transcendence of the normal in creatures so like ourselves is both an entertainment and a needling rebuke to human vanity. Aug 30, 2011 | Full Review…
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is spectacle with a kick: the transcendence of the normal in creatures so like ourselves is both an entertainment and a needling rebuke to human vanity.
David Denby
The action scenes (particularly a battle between humans and apes on the Golden Gate Bridge) are inventively spectacular, and the story at the movie's core is evocative and engaging. Aug 22, 2011 | Full Review…
The action scenes (particularly a battle between humans and apes on the Golden Gate Bridge) are inventively spectacular, and the story at the movie's core is evocative and engaging.
Bruce Diones
Distinguishes itself from other ill-conceived reboots in general, and from Tim Burton's disastrous 2001 remake in particular, by looking with fresh, simian eyes at its core conflict between human and primates. Aug 17, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Distinguishes itself from other ill-conceived reboots in general, and from Tim Burton's disastrous 2001 remake in particular, by looking with fresh, simian eyes at its core conflict between human and primates.
Nigel Floyd
As a summer blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes won't regenerate any brain-cells, but it doesn't forget a sense of humanity while delivering its package of thrills. Aug 12, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
As a summer blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes won't regenerate any brain-cells, but it doesn't forget a sense of humanity while delivering its package of thrills.
Anthony Quinn
Wyatt proves himself a highly skilled action merchant, packing the film with dynamic, sometimes disorienting camera movements and coming up with some memorable imagery... Aug 12, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Wyatt proves himself a highly skilled action merchant, packing the film with dynamic, sometimes disorienting camera movements and coming up with some memorable imagery...
David Sexton
A breath of fresh air, not only in the world of summer movies, but as a reboot in general. Jun 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A breath of fresh air, not only in the world of summer movies, but as a reboot in general.
Matthew Lucas
Could have easily rested on the CGI and action and been a satisfying film, but there is heart and soul here, too -- thanks to Caesar, a fully fleshed-out and complex character. May 7, 2019 | Rating: A | Full Review…
Could have easily rested on the CGI and action and been a satisfying film, but there is heart and soul here, too -- thanks to Caesar, a fully fleshed-out and complex character.
Micheal Compton
It is frustrating in places, but overall, it's entertaining and even somewhat moving. Feb 8, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review…
It is frustrating in places, but overall, it's entertaining and even somewhat moving.
Abbie Bernstein
The film looks good -- Caesar is a real character, not simply a futuristic fantasy created to prove a point. Jan 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The film looks good -- Caesar is a real character, not simply a futuristic fantasy created to prove a point.
Kelly Jane Torrance
Perhaps the most brilliant narrative move in a host of brilliant narrative moves executed by Rise of the Planet of the Apes is that it's an "end of the world" movie that manages to make us forget it's an "end of the world" movie. Oct 31, 2018 | Full Review…
Perhaps the most brilliant narrative move in a host of brilliant narrative moves executed by Rise of the Planet of the Apes is that it's an "end of the world" movie that manages to make us forget it's an "end of the world" movie.
Zaki Hasan
When the apes get smart, it's pretty thrilling...may this be the first of many Uprising Movies, and may they give us all some practical ideas for future use. Oct 30, 2018 | Full Review…
When the apes get smart, it's pretty thrilling...may this be the first of many Uprising Movies, and may they give us all some practical ideas for future use.
Eileen Jones
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