Pacific Rim

(2013) Guillermo Del Toro

Ah Guillermo Del Toro strikes again. Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi and giant monsters from another dimension. What else need be said? Well, OK actually other than riffing on a million and one (read: Shadow of the Colossus) video game superboss monsters and the idea of retooling the classic Gojira/ Kaiju and Giant Battling Robots (Mecha) mythos-- this movie is descent. The core story and performances are solid but the weakest, most aggravating element is the "mascot-esque" humorous performances of the "scientist" characters. They were essentially stepping of each others lines and muddling the dialogue with yelling and frenetic nonsense. It really detracted from the film. Bummer. Other than that there is some good action and a basically interestingly realized future where mankind faces a monstrous threat from beyond.

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