Should you watch War for the Planet of the Apes?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
War for the Planet of the Apes
Film · 2017
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
The sides of War for the Planet of the Apes
- Caesar's war against humans
- A mute girl they take in
- A camp run by a colonel
War for the Planet of the Apes is good for you if…
- you like a motion-capture performance that feels completely real.
- you like a sombre war film.
- you like a war story that can move you to tears through a mute girl and the apes who take her in.
War for the Planet of the Apes is bad for you if…
- cruelty to captive apes is too hard for you.
- you want action. It's slow and grave.
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