This solid if unspectacular finish to the Apes trilogy features an A-game Andy Serkis and incredible VFX, but its darker excesses threaten to suffocate at times.
Apes together strong. And, thanks to an evocative story and the most realistic anthropoids you’ll find outside a zoo, this third Apes is the strongest yet.
The third of the Planet of the Apes ‘reboot series’ is just as good as its predecessors: a bold, sweeping adventure told with confidence and intensity.
Faultless on a technical level. Shame about the sloppy storyline.
The third instalment in the simian-fronted reboot will leave you shaken and stirred.
It may help if you have seen the earlier films but this can stand alone and is an example of what can be achieved when all the miracles of modern film-making are placed at the service of a story with depth and heart.
As a parable about the decline of civilisation, War For The Planet Of The Apes is broadly effective.
Motion-capture apes are the stars of the thrilling third prequel, a psychological western turned war movie.
If no other films were made in the series, this one’s elegiac finale would be a fitting end point. These apes feel like our best selves.
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