Sofia Boutella leads a band of insurgents taking a stand to protect a farming community from the evil empire in the grunge action auteur’s Netflix sci-fi movie.
His last okay movie was Sucker Punch in 2011, Watchmen he was the director and not the writer, 300 was okay too. So he hasn’t made a good movie for more than 10 years. No one should be surprised that this one sucks too.
The thing about Sucker Punch is that you can tell most of it’s green screen (like 300). That’s fine. Roll with it, embrace it, do it. Just don’t try to combine that with filming locations outside a studio. That has a jarring effect on a viewer because they can still really tell the difference, especially with Snyder’s type of filmmaking.
I’ve watched the first 45 minutes or so of Rebel Moon, and it is okay so far. It’s not good, it’s just okay. There’s a mixture of on site filming locations, and something like “the volume” used which throws off my suspension of disbelief. Shots that are supposed to look outside look like a green screen and soundstage with dirt and other practical effects scattered about. Also, I can see why Disney passed up on Snyder’s pitch though. Not 30 minutes in and it gets rapey.
I honestly find it has a well-worn plot, with paper thin characters that have predictable motivations, and nothing really new and noteworthy in its world building.
