From the start, the pacing was off. There was evidently meant to be some kind of tension, but the director failed to set it up, perhaps he was relying on prior knowledge? I've not read the books, so had no idea what was going on.
And then it was bored teenagers in a house, pretending to argue with each other. Well, play acting. quite terribly. I'd have preferred a voice over exposition to that stilted and awkward introduction to the superpowers. The lead actress almost pulled off angry and dominant, but she doesn't have the experience, so the almost was a failure.
Cue a random abduction, presumably to increase the tension, but given we have no investment in any of the characters, all it did was add a note of "who is that b- grade dude with the teeth?". It didn't get explained in the first half of the movie, which is all I managed to sit through. The fight sequences were shoddy. Mr b-grade with the teeth at one point visibly preparing for the impact he knew was coming from behind him. No sense of immediacy.
I think the director confused pauses and slow shots with tension, and expected us to fill in all the details. All it managed for me was to let my attention wander.
I'd avoid it unless you are a real fan, or perhaps even then, given most people have wonderful imaginations, and it would be a shame to have them replaced with dross.
Did i mention the fx? Best not to really. Manga style graphics might have worked better.
And then it was bored teenagers in a house, pretending to argue with each other. Well, play acting. quite terribly. I'd have preferred a voice over exposition to that stilted and awkward introduction to the superpowers. The lead actress almost pulled off angry and dominant, but she doesn't have the experience, so the almost was a failure.
Cue a random abduction, presumably to increase the tension, but given we have no investment in any of the characters, all it did was add a note of "who is that b- grade dude with the teeth?". It didn't get explained in the first half of the movie, which is all I managed to sit through. The fight sequences were shoddy. Mr b-grade with the teeth at one point visibly preparing for the impact he knew was coming from behind him. No sense of immediacy.
I think the director confused pauses and slow shots with tension, and expected us to fill in all the details. All it managed for me was to let my attention wander.
I'd avoid it unless you are a real fan, or perhaps even then, given most people have wonderful imaginations, and it would be a shame to have them replaced with dross.
Did i mention the fx? Best not to really. Manga style graphics might have worked better.