*possible spoilers*
In a dark future dragons rule the world, and mankind are on the verge of destruction. When the dragons woke up from their sleep and started setting the world on fire, men took shelter wherever they could, hoping to survive.
The story is set outside London where we meet a group of people lead by Quinn (Christian Bale), and get an insight in their lives and their fight against the dragons. One day Van Zan (Matthew McConnaughey) and his men turns up intruding their sheltered lives. He claims to be a dragon killer and seeks help from Quinn to rid the world of dragons.
*end of spoilers*
It's an action movie packed with nice effects, and for the action freaks there will be many favorable moments. As many other movies in the same genre it lacks a good and intriguing story. You don't need 180 in I.Q. to know what's going to happen next. It's painfully predictable. But in the movie's defense, I doubt that it will claim to be the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to the storyline.
On the contrary I'm sure the point of the movie was not be thought provoking. The purpose was probably just entertainment. And they barely succeeded. I didn't mind watching the movie, nor would I have minded not watching it if it weren't for a couple of really beautiful special effects shots.
It'll probably entertain someone and annoy someone. Myself find it very average.
Rating: 4/10
Øyvind Holen
In a dark future dragons rule the world, and mankind are on the verge of destruction. When the dragons woke up from their sleep and started setting the world on fire, men took shelter wherever they could, hoping to survive.
The story is set outside London where we meet a group of people lead by Quinn (Christian Bale), and get an insight in their lives and their fight against the dragons. One day Van Zan (Matthew McConnaughey) and his men turns up intruding their sheltered lives. He claims to be a dragon killer and seeks help from Quinn to rid the world of dragons.
*end of spoilers*
It's an action movie packed with nice effects, and for the action freaks there will be many favorable moments. As many other movies in the same genre it lacks a good and intriguing story. You don't need 180 in I.Q. to know what's going to happen next. It's painfully predictable. But in the movie's defense, I doubt that it will claim to be the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to the storyline.
On the contrary I'm sure the point of the movie was not be thought provoking. The purpose was probably just entertainment. And they barely succeeded. I didn't mind watching the movie, nor would I have minded not watching it if it weren't for a couple of really beautiful special effects shots.
It'll probably entertain someone and annoy someone. Myself find it very average.
Rating: 4/10
Øyvind Holen
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