(First of all, I'm a 37 year old white, American male living in Australia. And I consider myself to be a fairly avid film fan. I just wanted to inform the reader of my demographic, just in case this movie was not intended for me. Which I feel it, clearly, was not.)

Wow! I am genuinely surprised at the number of good reviews for this movie.

This was basically a two and half hour insult to my intelligence. And I'm not really all that intelligent, frankly.

The plot: Appears mainly to be a rip-off of Dances With Wolves. A movie I really liked when it came out in the early '90's, and was fairly original in concept. Yet, for it's dumbed down, overly simple "Environmentalists = GOOD. Military = BAD" message, there is very convoluted, pseudo-religious angle that I couldn't be bothered to try to follow after about 45 minutes in.

The characters: Also shallow, simplistic and basically more caricature than character.

The screenplay: Very, very weak. When a talent like Sigourny Weaver comes off as acting badly, you know it's the writing. She is NOT a bad actress, which she appears to be in this very poorly written movie.

The special effects: Well, the whole damn movie is basically one big special effect jammed down your throat. The end result is gaudy and overdone. Almost headache inducing.

Overall: This movie has all the subtlety of a sledgehammer and seems to be intended for teenagers (at the oldest) who have not seen very many movies or read very many books.

If you are looking for a well written film that will draw you in and make you care about what is happening to the characters on screen then DO NOT see this movie.

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