ENDER'S GAME(2013)
A story about an alien invasion and Earth's attempt
to stop it before it happens!! Almost entirely driven by
cgi, the high points are Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsly, and
Asa Butterfield! While not the best Sci-Fi movie, it still,
in the end, has a good message!! B+
From IMDb.com:
As a fan of the book, I really wasn't sure I wanted to
see this movie. Great books hardly ever adapt into good
films. But my friend wanted to see it, so I agreed to tag
along on opening night.
I have to say, as a movie, it is genuinely enjoyable. The
visuals are starkly entrancing without being distracting.
The casting is pitch-perfect - Harrison Ford and Asa
Butterfield, in particular, do a great job. The ending is
particularly well done (don't worry - it wasn't really spoiled
by the trailer).
The problem is, it's really just a caricature of the book.
The drama in Battle School moves too quickly, the
characters of Peter and Valentine are almost completely
absent, and even Ender's video game is sadly underdone.
I'm not usually a fan of splitting books into multiple movies,
but this is one where two films would have done it justice.
Also, the kids are just too old - there's an ironic moment in
the movie where two officers talk about how conscripting
kids under 15 "used to be illegal", yet all the actors playing
the kids look 15 or older!
Still, it's a fun ride, and if you hadn't read the book these
flaws really wouldn't be apparent. Definitely see it in the
theater if you can - the battle room scenes are best on a
big screen. - clark44