OK, I can't say it outright sucked, but it's pretty darn bizarre. Here's my take-- The acting: less than truly impressive, but not bad. Vin Diesel actually has a couple of good moments there, and the girl playing Aurora was good. Michelle Yeoh was pretty good too, but not spectacular.
The effects were all fantastic from start to finish. Enough said.
The storyline was whack. The religion faking a virginal birth via a synthetic person who was raised in a monastery and being delivered by a mercenary...the whole thing is strange and not in a good way. Really trying too hard to be creative here.
PS--I cannot stand it when movies insult religion! I don't care what the religion is--Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, or people who worship the spirits living in trees and dirt--freaking leave it alone, people! If you disagree, fine (I know I certainly do with some things); people have a right to believe what they want in this day and age. But don't take religion and twist it/mock it/misuse it for the sake of "entertainment"; I guess to be fair this includes things like Voodoo (I still do have to draw the line at Satan worship). If you're talking about someone's deeply held spiritual beliefs, leave it alone!
So all in all, watch it once, I guess. But this is not see-and-see-again.
The effects were all fantastic from start to finish. Enough said.
The storyline was whack. The religion faking a virginal birth via a synthetic person who was raised in a monastery and being delivered by a mercenary...the whole thing is strange and not in a good way. Really trying too hard to be creative here.
PS--I cannot stand it when movies insult religion! I don't care what the religion is--Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, or people who worship the spirits living in trees and dirt--freaking leave it alone, people! If you disagree, fine (I know I certainly do with some things); people have a right to believe what they want in this day and age. But don't take religion and twist it/mock it/misuse it for the sake of "entertainment"; I guess to be fair this includes things like Voodoo (I still do have to draw the line at Satan worship). If you're talking about someone's deeply held spiritual beliefs, leave it alone!
So all in all, watch it once, I guess. But this is not see-and-see-again.