Richie Colon – Google

I feel this movie was for the hardcore fans of Planet of the Apes. There were nods to the Charleston Heston film which included music and sounds effect from the famous beach scene, along with the symbols on the beach. It also included the tree houses from the 1970’s kids toy set. I found these nuggets to be a wonderful nod to the history of the franchise. I wish there was more attention paid to some of the main characters; but it was still a very good film with out of this world cgi!

What a dreadfully bad movie. There I said (wrote) it! I kept waiting for this movie to show some sense of storytelling, but it failed to do so. War is hell, I get it—-I’ve been there. Did I, or anyone else for that matter, need an almost 3 hour movie to tell us that? I’ll save you all time—-watch a documentary or docu-series on WW1 instead, you’ll learn more and probably care for the cast more than this movie will inspire. Where a war movie should sit is comfortably between explaining history, and building a connection between the cast and the audience. There was none of that done here. At best, there was a feeble attempt to get the audience to care about a character; instead of caring, however, we were left to feel that even little farm boys can be evil. Ultimately, there was no reason to care about any of the characters --- not even the main character. I will leave you with some recommendations, however, watch 1917 or Gallipoli; they both have better plots, better writing, and better audience character connections.

Don’t believe the hype! What an unbelievably long and drawn out movie. I would argue that even the great Tom Hank’s acting was sub par. This movie would have made a good television miniseries, however; I’m sure people would have enjoyed that. In an era where likes can be easily bought, I don’t see why anyone would believe hype about any given movie. Still, people are clearly falling for it. If there is one thing I would give this movie credit for is it’s not a superhero film.

This movie was made for a really small target audience; the cast, the crew, and the people of small town Texas. The characters are as unforgettable as the plot...which I'm still trying to figure out. I read the tagline a few times and tried to see if there was something that I missed. Apparently, the movie is about a sadistic Ben Affleck, and his mission to find freshmen. Even Affleck's acting in the film is so first year...just think of the after school special about steroids -- that's the Affleck that we get. Matthew McConaughey was no differt than he is today -- I guess that is where he found his niche. Frankly, I don't remember ever making a big deal of the last day of school 🤷🏽‍♂️ I recommend this movie to anyone in film school; specifically, those who are in a script writing class...this movie is filled with lessons on how NOT to write a script.