I'd like to preface my review with this: I was a massive fan of the first two movies in the series. The action, the witty dialogue, and the music all made for two incredibly enjoyable movies. Did you have to suspend belief at times? Sure. But overall they were well-done and you felt like you got your money's worth.
Now, this film was an utter abortion. It was the equivalent of Fast and Furious in space. The plot felt like it was drawn up on a napkin. So much was left unexplained or didn't make sense to begin with. The main villain's character was so poorly written that it honestly makes me question if the writers let their kids handle his backstory and dialogue. They never even explained where he got such a large following and fleet of ships!! I could drone on for hours about the rest of the plot holes, but if you want to waste your time, go see the movie.
As for the action scenes, I felt like the producers think that the more clutter you fill the scene with, the better it is. Are starships now indestructible? Why was gravity constantly ignored? Larger scale does not equal better action!
Seriously, there is nothing redeeming about this movie. Go rewatch the first two and pretend this never happened. Call a loved one. Or an in-law. At the very least, don't go anywhere near the movie theatre, and maybe we can convince Justin Lin and his entourage to go take their "talents" elsewhere. Like a local high school play. Although I have no doubt that they would ruin that, too.
Now, this film was an utter abortion. It was the equivalent of Fast and Furious in space. The plot felt like it was drawn up on a napkin. So much was left unexplained or didn't make sense to begin with. The main villain's character was so poorly written that it honestly makes me question if the writers let their kids handle his backstory and dialogue. They never even explained where he got such a large following and fleet of ships!! I could drone on for hours about the rest of the plot holes, but if you want to waste your time, go see the movie.
As for the action scenes, I felt like the producers think that the more clutter you fill the scene with, the better it is. Are starships now indestructible? Why was gravity constantly ignored? Larger scale does not equal better action!
Seriously, there is nothing redeeming about this movie. Go rewatch the first two and pretend this never happened. Call a loved one. Or an in-law. At the very least, don't go anywhere near the movie theatre, and maybe we can convince Justin Lin and his entourage to go take their "talents" elsewhere. Like a local high school play. Although I have no doubt that they would ruin that, too.
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