Reviewed by: Greg Mueller

Greg's Score:
4.00

Plot/Story

2

Characters

3

Acting

7

Cinematography

6

Production Design

7

Soundtrack

4

Execution

2

Emotional Impact

1


Review:

Serenity is like if a 13 year-old boy got bored reading Moby Dick and read the cliff notes, which were still to boring, so he "fixed" it to make in more interesting. Avoiding spoilers, I will say that had I not already known about the twist, I could have never seen it coming; mostly because it makes no sense and has so many logistical errors. The acting is fine, I guess. I hate Hathaway and McConaughey has never impressed me, but they do alright. The cinematography is fine and the score is cheesy and indulgent, but no one is going to be talking about anything other than the plot. Before the story goes careening off in a wildly different direction, I guess I was kind of interested, but I wasn't invested in any of the characters; not a single one is likable or realistic. When things begin to go off the rails, it raises a lot of questions that are never answered. They address the big issue, but there are so many things that make no sense. Things are too complicated for their writing to address. I really don't want to spoil anything, but a fair comparison would be like if at the end of ET, we find out that the whole thing is a prank on Elliot by his brother. Okay, interesting, but how did he get all the government tech and employees? What was the space ship? There are far too many simple elements that they just can't tie up. Obviously, this is a hyperbole, but it's the kind of incompatibility within the story. It feels like they really wanted to pack the film with symbolism, but it comes at the expense of coherence and believably.

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