If you go into this film expecting anything more than sky-scrapper tall robots fighting with giant alien monsters, you've gone into it with the wrong mind frame to begin with. I would group this film in the same group as transformers, or fast and furious films (Switch-off films, if you will) - if you go into them looking for faults, you'll find them by the absolute truck load, but go in with a blank mind, you might be surprised by how much fun you can have.
John Boyega's charisma carries the film between the action scenes - his position and relationship in relation with Caliee Spaeny (who I was surprised to learn is 19 - she plays a 14-15 year old very convincingly), is established early on, and for the most part, works well. The supporting cast do what they have to - Scott Eastwood's character arc is predictable, but provides great moments of clarity.
I believe this film is definitely an improvement from the first - the big action moments are far easier to understand who is punching who, the lighting and colouring has been revised so that everything happens in daytime, which is great. Would I recommend this film? If you, like many others, go to the cinema to switch off for a couple of hours, this is a great film. It's not a film of subtilty or nuance, but if you can expect nothing more you'll have a great time.
John Boyega's charisma carries the film between the action scenes - his position and relationship in relation with Caliee Spaeny (who I was surprised to learn is 19 - she plays a 14-15 year old very convincingly), is established early on, and for the most part, works well. The supporting cast do what they have to - Scott Eastwood's character arc is predictable, but provides great moments of clarity.
I believe this film is definitely an improvement from the first - the big action moments are far easier to understand who is punching who, the lighting and colouring has been revised so that everything happens in daytime, which is great. Would I recommend this film? If you, like many others, go to the cinema to switch off for a couple of hours, this is a great film. It's not a film of subtilty or nuance, but if you can expect nothing more you'll have a great time.