Captive State

The first disappointing movie of 2019.  It's not horrible, and there is some effort put into it, but it's a narrative mess of a film. As soon as I got home I had to Google what this movie was actually about, because I was lost about 20 minutes in. John Goodman is good in this movie, and there are some exciting moments, but most of the time I was just confused as to what the story actually was. Bottom line: It's about aliens invading and taking over....and that's really all I'd be able to tell you. Obviously the goal of the film is to take back the planet from the aliens, but this goal is never really met, and the film spent too much time attempting to be a "clever" commentary on politics (?...) There is potential for a great movie in this story, but it's poorly executed here. It's disappointing, since the director's previous film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was fantastic. This would have been better as a short film, and it also needed more thrills. It was just...bland.

Grade: C     6.5/10   2.5/5 stars