Pacific Rim
- Let’s go fishin’
Rating: ***1/2
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Humans versus aliens, future technology, Mother Earth on the verge of destruction....it all gives a kind of ‘Been there. Done that.’ feel, doesn’t it? But with Pacific Rim, del Toro has managed to transform a common sci-fi plot at heart to a larger than life monster flick which separates this movie from ‘Transformers’, ‘Skyline’ or even ‘Cloverfield’. WIth amazing set pieces and incredible special effects, Pacific Rim is a worthwhile action flick for hardcore action fans.
Year is 2020 and Kaijus, dinosaur-like amphibious monsters have started emerging from the depths of the Pacific Ocean destroying cities and trying to eliminate humanity from the face of this Earth. Taking them on are the military’s Jaegers, massive combat bots driven by two human pilots whose minds are biomechanically linked.
The Pan’s Labyrinth director does total justice to the role he was given, making it different than other flicks of this genre. The scenes where monsters meet metal are thoughtfully crafted and it doesn’t look as if a lot is happening on the screen at the same time like it usually does in such movies. Though, the few loose knots such as Raleigh (Charlie Hunnam) and Maka Mori’s (Rinko Kikuchi) bizarre love track makes the plot a little unbalanced.
I’m going with three and a half stars for Pacific Rim. Watch it for the background score, stunning cinematography and Idris Elba’s convincing performance as the stern Commander-in Chief. And if you watch it in 3D like I did, you’ll find yourself thoroughly entertained at the end of the show.
- Varun Charan
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