Fudge-3
The only thing wrong with this movie is the pace at which it moves - glacially slow.I thought, 'Coming of Age movie with super powers, it could work.' And it does when things are happening. The premis is really good, the cast, direction and production work well together. The special effects are well done. The villains are suitably obnoxious. The characters are interesting if a little stereotypical. The dialogue is good to average.I forgive that the characters are self obsorbed and a bit dumb - most teenagers are; so that's OK too. And anyway; stupid choices in movies are a given to keep the story moving even if some of the characters are supposed to be supra intelligent. And that's where we get to the weakness: the story.This is not a long movie but it felt like it because for eighty percent of the time nothing at all is happening. 'For goodness sake: get on with it,' I was thinking throughout most of the sitting. The plot is fine but the story is boring.I'm glad to say the cinema release was mercifully short; only a week where I live and I won't be looking out for the sequel.
olegrenaa
Hope for a part 2 and 3, think there is a lot more of this story
mattcurtis-50459
...now I'm 45 and guess what?
From ET and The Gonnies to Harry Potter and Stranger Things I've enjoyed this genre of Sci-Fi/fantasy TV and movies. Nothing warms my heart more than the riteouus innocence of youth vs the cruelty and bitterness of "grown ups". Likely another serial, in the same vein of Hunger Games or Maze Runner but hey, why not? Sure give this a score of 5 if you want then complain it's not original enough or the acting isn't worthy of an Oscar! -or- Like me, smile and be thankful that someone's still making movies like this, movies that remind us of what it's like to be a kid. A kid, who dreams of special powers and a future were we get to be boss for a change! It's far too easy to pour scorn and cynicism here but I don't see you detractors doing any better. It's a solid 9 out of10 for me. Keep up the good work.
joeyford-55342
Sure, they steal directly from the TV show GIFTED and the HEROES series. There is a lot stolen from THE WOLVERINE and the X-MEN where Angel's dad is a scientist who experiments on him trying to "cure" him. I'm pretty sure there are even exact dialogue taken from those other efforts. "We are not a disease, we are an upgrade." The most blatant one was "start walking and don't stop, even when you get tired, when your feet bleed, don't stop .. never stop" was word for word from the end of WOLVERINE. There were a few movies where kids were rounded up and given a grouping by color or symbol, the Jennifer Lawrence thing for one. But on the plus side, this is a solid story and it is well told. The special effects are good. The one where she is disappearing from past scenes was amazing -- I was watching closely to see if I could figure out how they did it. Overall, it is a fun ride.
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