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I really wanted to like these movies. A mash-up of Magnificent 7/7 Samurai, Star Wars, and Mass Effect that is so derivative and formulaic that it just falls flat. Some will say he is paying homage to these works of art, but it felt like theft to me. As I’ve said before, he does his best work adapting others stories.

Although visually stunning, as all his work is, the storytelling is uninspiring. We got Rebel Moon - Part One: Recruitment and Rebel Moon - Part Two: Origins and I still felt no connection to any of the characters except for the most overlooked of the all, Hopkins portrayal of the fallen “Quest Knight” robot Jimmy/James. Snyder said from the start that his intent was to create a cinematic franchise, much like Star Wars, with several ongoing movies and spin-off series, but at this point I only want to see more of James.

After all that criticism, I feel I should backtrack and admit that I didn’t hate, thus the 4/5 rating I gave it. The movies are beautiful, fairly well acted, and keep up a pretty good pacing. I just wanted a better story. Hopefully, the inevitable director’s cut will give me that.