Going into films with expectations is always dangerous, and Disney's "John Carter" was no different. I walked into the movie with a shade of gloom, only to have it dismissed by Andrew Stanton masterful direction, and excellent writing from novelist Michael Chabon, and Pixar collaborator Mark Andrews. Taylor Kitsch, as the title character, turned in his finest performance since "Friday Night Lights", filling "Carter" with a well shaded emotional depth not found in many sci-fi films as of late. The Utah backdrop serves beautifully as the planet Mars, or Barsoom, as it is called on the planet, leaving the audience with thrilling imagery.
Grade: A-
3D: If you really must
Easter Egg: No
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Dominic West
Director: Andrew Stanton
Writer(s): Andrew Stanton & Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon
RT: 132 min
Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action
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