The world of this movie is quite similar to some of things I'm writing in my novel right now. The premise of humanoid creatures and humans living side by side together after an apocalypse, coup or uprising is incredibly fascinating to me.
However this film lacks any charm, intelligence, originality or proper satiric message that a sci-fi film about society could and should offer.
The plot involves Will Smith's character being paired up with an Orc cop, played by Joel Egerton who rescues a young elf from the clutches of murderous Elves. A magic wand, in which only people who are "bright" can use, is the source of all of the problems in which all races, good and bad, would kill to have in their possession. During the first couple of minutes, it is amusing and funny, but then it's all downhill from there. Everybody in this movie talks like street-kid bullies. You'd think high-ranking officers would be a little more professional in their manner of speaking and handling things, but they're not. The majority of them are power-hungry and corrupt. It's not believable.
The film decides to use guns instead of wits to win the game. And we all know now that is just simply the complete wrong way to go.
A real shame because this film had a chance to do something interesting and different. I was genuinely bored the whole way through. It's just gang fight after gang fight with no originality.
However this film lacks any charm, intelligence, originality or proper satiric message that a sci-fi film about society could and should offer.
The plot involves Will Smith's character being paired up with an Orc cop, played by Joel Egerton who rescues a young elf from the clutches of murderous Elves. A magic wand, in which only people who are "bright" can use, is the source of all of the problems in which all races, good and bad, would kill to have in their possession. During the first couple of minutes, it is amusing and funny, but then it's all downhill from there. Everybody in this movie talks like street-kid bullies. You'd think high-ranking officers would be a little more professional in their manner of speaking and handling things, but they're not. The majority of them are power-hungry and corrupt. It's not believable.
The film decides to use guns instead of wits to win the game. And we all know now that is just simply the complete wrong way to go.
A real shame because this film had a chance to do something interesting and different. I was genuinely bored the whole way through. It's just gang fight after gang fight with no originality.