War for the Planet of the Apes's reviews
Media reviews
USA Today
The satisfying and heart-wrenching climax is a last reminder that Caesar?s new adventure is one of this summer?s best.
Indiewire
With War for the Planet of the Apes, technological wizardry and first-rate storytelling combine into a bracing action-adventure that concludes the best science fiction trilogy since the original trio of ?Star Wars? movies. Read full review
The Playlist
Ultimately, for all the combat, the film is really about the battle for Caesar?s soul and whether he?ll be blinded by bloodlust or find his humanity
Empire
Is a more introspective journey than advertised will frustrate those expecting to see an army of irate bonobos rain death upon their human oppressors
The Guardian
But in fact this latest exciting and impressive episode in the Apes franchise is closer in many ways to old-school war movies and POW dramas like The Great Escape or Bridge on the River Kwai, and the rangy, dystopian-future pictures of the 60s and 70s such as, of course, the original Planet of the Apes
The Telegraph
'War for the Planet of the Apes' doesn?t really deviate from the solemn tone it strikes early on.
The Wrap
It?s not just the CG that?s visually impressive here; ?War? boasts some extraordinary set pieces
Variety
It?s fitting that the visual effects have advanced so dramatically since 2011, as it allows the series to suggest that its ape protagonists have evolved to an equivalent degree, and yet, ?War?s? story is beneath their intelligence.
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