IMDb plot summary: Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.
Directed by Andrew Stanton. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, and Willem Dafoe.
While this movie has some fun and original moments, it's held back by a far-too-long runtime and uninteresting characters. The movie looks pretty decent, with some creative-looking aliens and cool effects. Our main character gets a great introduction but, unfortunately, loses most of his personality just half an hour or so into the flick and never gains it back. As the movie goes on, the story gets more and more bogged down and becomes less and less fun. Condense all of this into an hour and a half, rediscover the humor in John Carter's feistiness, and bring a little more personality to the other characters, and this could have been a *really* fun flick. As it is, I tired of it long before it was over. Too bad.
2.5 stars.
Flickchart: #1158 out of 2116, below Scrooge and above A Hard Day's Night.
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