They aim to misbehave.
A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, relentless and richly built.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jan 20257/10
At the start, I thought this was a sort of hybrid between "Quantum Leap" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" and that it was just going to be derivate nonsense. It's actually quite a bit better than that as we discover the malevolent "Operative" (Chiwitel Ejiofor) is on the trail of a priceless asset. It's not a jewel or a gadget, it's "River" (Summer Glau) and as he closes in on their ship "Serentity", things are starting to get hot for it's captain "Mal" (Nathan Fillion) and the others in this disparate crew. There's plenty of dissent amongst this bunch, not least because nobody actually knows why this unassuming woman is so valuable to their determined pursuer - but can they keep together and focussed long enough to evade capture and maybe even find out? None of the acting here is really worth mentioning, but the dialogue is quite entertaining, the visual effects deliver well and there's loads of high-octane cosmic adventure with choreographed fisticuffs, zapping lasers and an excitingly created denouement that the CGI lads can be proud of. I didn't see any of "Firefly" (2002) on which this is based, but as a stand-alone sci-fi adventure it still works well.
Read the whole review on TMDB - John Chardon TMDB · Sep 20197/10
This is the captain. We have a little problem with our entry sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and then - explode. Serenity is written and directed by Josh Whedon. It stars Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Music is by David Newman and cinematography by Jack N. Green. When the captain Mal Reynolds (Fillion) of the space craft Serenity takes on board Dr. Simon Tam (Maher) and his troubled sister River (Glau), it thrusts the entire crew into a world of conspiracy and galactic despots. Coming at it as a complete novice as regards "Firefly", the short lived TV show that Serenity is spawned from, I personally have no frame of reference to work from. What I found was a hugely enjoyable sci-fi Western hybrid that deserved a better box office than it got. The cast are all comfortable with each other and very watchable, which isn't surprising since Whedon has transported them all over from "Firefly", good move that, while the action quota is high and the black comedy rich. Where the itches start to appear for newcomers like myself, is that it does feel like an ext
Read the whole review on TMDB - Matthew Sanderson TMDB · Jan 20140.5/10
This was an extremely poor movie. The weakest character during the TV series, River Tam, confusingly became the story focus in this movie. Despite never exercising and having a small frame, River fought and K.O.ed a room full of bar patrons. The crew, mysteriously, were devoted to going to the planet River wanted to visit to help her discover her past despite showing various degrees of hostility toward her during the series ranging from open contempt to advocating her murder. The main villains do not make sense. They are, supposedly, so wild that they regularly sack planets and cannibalize its inhabitants, but can still work together well enough to fly space ships. The entire population of these wild people came from the planet River wants to visit and from a single research facility. I'd guess about 1,000 research and support personnel were initially infected. They have no way of infecting further individuals, the facility was shut down, and yet their current population is many times the original amount. How? The plot does not make sense. It is not engaging. None of the characters are interesting. The characters die without emotional impact. Pass on this movie. Like the TV series,
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Cast
- Nathan FillionMalcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
- Summer GlauRiver Tam
- Gina TorresZoë Alleyne Washburne
- Alan TudykHoban 'Wash' Washburne
- Morena BaccarinInara Serra
- Adam BaldwinJayne Cobb
- Jewel StaiteKaywinnet Lee 'Kaylee' Frye
- Sean MaherSimon Tam
- Ron GlassShepherd Derrial Book
- Chiwetel EjioforThe Operative
Crew
- Joss WhedonDirector
- Joss WhedonWriter
- Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
- David NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Lisa LassekEditor
- Barry MendelProducer
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