Reviews for this film from our members:
- Marco Albanese @ Stanze di Cinema [Italian]
- Excerpt: Eppure il film di Reeves non è solo un sontuoso ritratto dei nostri timori più profondi, ma anche un meccanismo spettacolare impressionante, soprattutto nella seconda parte.
- [New – 4/30/15] | Dragan Antulov @ Draxblog VI [Croatian]
- Marina Antunes @ Quiet Earth
- José Arce @ LaButaca.net [Spanish]
- Excerpt: La secuela de la fenomenal película de 2011 parece confirmar que la reactivada saga de los simios va camino de convertirse en un pilar fundamental de la ciencia-ficción moderna. Argumentalmente es menos interesante, pero no deja de ser una fantástica propuesta.
- Jason Bailey @ Flavorwire
- Excerpt: The new ‘Apes’ films manage to accomplish what few reboots have: to tell an origin story that honors the original work and pleases the superfans, while working as involving, compelling cinema, on their own terms and free of all other associations.
- Chris Barsanti @ PopMatters
- Tim Brayton @ Antagony & Ecstasy
- Matt Brown @ Twitch
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ SpiritualityandPractice.com
- Excerpt: A post-apocalyptic story that revolves around the moral leadership of a peace-making ape and the heart-centered actions of a good man.
- Kevin Carr @ 7M Pictures
- Excerpt: With digital effects that blur the lines of reality as much as this film does, I’m further excited to see what they do with the next sequel. After all, there’ll be no existing film to draw from this time, so I’m curious to see where the overall story goes.
- Bob Cashill @ Popdose.com
- Samuel Castro @ Ochoymedio.info [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Una secuela que supera a su predecesora e inyecta energía en la franquicia, con preguntas inquietantes.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: The movie’s plot is steeped in xenophobia, gun control, fathers and sons and the story of Julius Caesar himself.
- Tony Dayoub @ Cinema Viewfinder
- Excerpt: If RISE was a sub-par remake of the harrowing CONQUEST, then DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES is a magnificent improvement on the half-baked BATTLE.
- Carlos del Río @ El rincón de Carlos del Río [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Me sorprende el éxito de esta película, porque es aburrida, tiene un guión malísimo, y es bastante poco espectacular.
- Jim Dixon @ Examiner.com
- Excerpt: This may be the most astonishing Hollywood movie visually since “Blade Runner.” And Reeves is a directorial upgrade.
- Billy Donnelly @ This Is Infamous
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: What we’re really observing is the operation of a civilization through these remarkably rendered apes.
- Sarah Gopaul @ Digital Journal
- Excerpt: Set 10 years after the simians escaped captivity, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ is an epic account of how a fragile peace between the apes and humans is revoked due to the fear and defiance of a few.
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: Tension-filled and visually dazzling, it stars Andy Serkis, who redefines acting in thie digital age.
- Ali Gray @ TheShiznit.co.uk
- Steven Greydanus @ National Catholic Register
- Excerpt: A worthy successor to the best of the original films.
- Vadym Grygoriev @ kinoblog.com [Ukrainian]
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: I certainly didn’t expect to get a cogent commentary on the nature of war when I sat down to watch Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, but that’s exactly what I got.
- Travis Hopson @ Examiner
- Excerpt: A deeply intelligent, wildly entertaining sequel that proves the summer blockbuster is capable of evolution, too.
- Blake Howard @ Graffiti With Punctuation
- MaryAnn Johanson @ FlickFilosopher.com
- Excerpt: A magnificent science fiction drama, and a beautiful one. Wonderfully radical for the simple fact that it is ruled by principled ideas.
- Charlie Juhl @ Citizen Charlie
- Excerpt: I expected contemplative action and violence, not Planet of the Expendables.
- Jeremy Kibler @ The Artful Critic
- Excerpt: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes may be outstanding and more emotionally affecting when focusing on the apes, but when it strays away from them, it’s no more than functional summer fare.
- Oktay Ege Kozak @ Oregon Herald
- Excerpt: Now this is how you pull of an excellent remake and a sequel at the same time.
- Benjamin Kramer @ The Voracious Filmgoer
- Glenn Lovell @ CinemaDope.com
- Excerpt: Sirkis and Kebell peering out from beneath layers of fur and latex impart far more emotion than their human counterparts.
- Wesley Lovell @ Cinema Sight
- Excerpt: Now, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes attempts to overcome the risky proposition of becoming a sequel to a well received reboot.
- Brent McKnight @ Giant Freakin’ Robot
- Simon Miraudo @ Quickflix
- Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: Going ape…
- João Pinto @ Portal Cinema [Portuguese]
- Jason Pirodsky @ Expats.cz
- Excerpt: A rising society of primates struggles against not only the last remnants of mankind, but also disorder within their own ranks in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a continuation and expansion of the franchise mythos that ranks among the series’ best films.
- Jamie S. Rich @ DVD Talk
- Excerpt: Matt Reeves does what every good franchise director taking over mid-way should: he bests the original while advancing the story and making you hungry for more.
- Jerry Roberts @ Armchair Cinema
- Excerpt: Andy Serkis gets top billing in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and not without good reason. It’s possible that without his performance the movie might have been just another forgettable, big-budget Hollywood special effects prequel, but he makes the movie come alive in a way that from now on, he should no longer be dismissed as just “that CG guy.”
- Diego Salgado @ Cine para Leer [Spanish]
- Frank Swietek @ One Guys Opinion
- Excerpt: A canny continuation of the saga that delivers mood and action in approximately equal measure to compensate for a threadbare plot.
- Mel Valentin @ ScreenInvasion.com
- Excerpt: The rare sequel that matches or surpasses its predecessor in terms of scale, scope, and subtext.
- Jean-François Vandeuren @ Panorama-cinema.com [French]
- Phil Villarreal @ COED.com
- Andrew Wyatt @ St. Louis Magazine
- Excerpt: Director Matt Reeves presents the film as a classical tragedy, a downward spiral of squandered potential and violent treachery that only has one possible outcome.
