Wes Ball’s Apes movie is a measured follow-up that lives in the shadow of the trilogy that precedes it
As the Planet Of The Apes franchise has shown us for almost 60 years, its primates won’t stop evolving, and neither will its movies. Case in point: the saga of Caesar , brought to motion-capture life by Andy Serkis in three films released throughout the 2010s, was a bleaker affair compared to the sci-fi shocks that sent Charlton Heston into a belligerent froth in 1968's Planet Of The Apes .
This amicability extends to his inevitable retribution quest, spurred on by a thrilling attack sequence that decimates his peaceful tree tower community. Once the flames rise and the apes begin to drop, Noa shifts into revenge mode with surprising ease. This is where the script by Josh Friedman hits one of its few stumbling blocks: As a brighter, more optimistic hero, Noa’s introduction to violence doesn’t pack the same punch as Caesar’s.
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