I suspect this fell victim to too many parts of it being edited out - unfortunately, the sum of the remaining parts don't clear the high bar set these days for engaging story telling.
But this movie suffers from more than that. Convincing onscreen action and plot requires attaining a level credibility (albeit increasingly combined with a certain amount of viewer incredulity), this is what drives audience investment in story, and I'm afraid in this department Rebel Moon, although it tries hard, misses the mark. Perhaps Part 2 if it gets made won't have this problem.
Rebel Moon suffers from too much clichéd character and context building. Yet despite this we don't really know enough about the main character, nor her band of combatants - this is a problem, the story requires us to be rooting for them.
The script and story telling needed a much lighter touch with more consistent pace and oomph, and more depth - the bones are there, but the flesh fell off them - which is a real shame, as I can imagine a version of this movie that is exciting and engaging.
It's still reasonable holiday fare, not a complete right off, but if you were hoping for a new peak experience sci-fi movie, or indeed for top-shelf Zack Snyder, this aint it.
But this movie suffers from more than that. Convincing onscreen action and plot requires attaining a level credibility (albeit increasingly combined with a certain amount of viewer incredulity), this is what drives audience investment in story, and I'm afraid in this department Rebel Moon, although it tries hard, misses the mark. Perhaps Part 2 if it gets made won't have this problem.
Rebel Moon suffers from too much clichéd character and context building. Yet despite this we don't really know enough about the main character, nor her band of combatants - this is a problem, the story requires us to be rooting for them.
The script and story telling needed a much lighter touch with more consistent pace and oomph, and more depth - the bones are there, but the flesh fell off them - which is a real shame, as I can imagine a version of this movie that is exciting and engaging.
It's still reasonable holiday fare, not a complete right off, but if you were hoping for a new peak experience sci-fi movie, or indeed for top-shelf Zack Snyder, this aint it.