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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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• Sci-fi
• Thriller

• 2014
• Matt Reeves
• 125 mins
• 12

Summary

Sci-fi adventure starring Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke and Andy Serkis. With most of the human population wiped out, the world is now ruled by super-intelligent apes. But their chimp leader Caesar finds his loyalties divided when a small band of human survivors strike back.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Lucy Barrick

This first sequel to 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes sees director Matt Reeves go much bigger in terms of scale to tell the next chapter in the story. Most of the human population has been wiped out by simian flu, while superintelligent chimpanzee Caesar (a motion-captured Andy Serkis) is now the leader of a large ape colony and is teaching his companions to live in peace: "Ape Not Kill Ape" is the first rule. But then the pesky humans turn up to spoil things. Caesar is torn between his desire to protect his ape family, and compassion towards the beleaguered humans. But human-hating right-hand-ape Koba (Toby Kebbell) determines to show him the error of mixing with mankind. What follows is an epic, Shakespearean tale of betrayal, deception and brutality that plays out like a Greek tragedy. Once again, the ape characterisation is incredible, with the expanded cast of simian performers managing to convince with their expert body language, assisted by some top-end CGI. The human characters may be rather underdeveloped by comparison, but this remains a storming, soulful blockbuster that has brains as well as heart.

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7.6/10

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Cast

rolenameMalcolmJason Clarke (2)DreyfusGary OldmanCaesarAndy SerkisEllieKeri RussellKobaToby KebbellAlexanderKodi Smit-McPheeCarverKirk AcevedoBlue EyesNick ThurstonMauriceKarin KonovalRocketTerry NotaryCorneliaJudy Greer

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rolenameDirectorMatt Reeves

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Theatrical distributor

20th Century Fox

Released on

2014-07-18

Languages

English | English

Guidance

Violence, swearing.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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