Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: August 5, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
27
Mixed:
12
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
40
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAug 11, 2011
Hell, even Heston's performance elicited cheers back in the day. Franco, in a totally, tonally different role, but still the prime human here, is a pale shadow of the ruined future to come. Read full review
60
Chicago ReaderStaff (Not credited)Aug 6, 2011
To showcase the special effects, the filmmakers reportedly trimmed many of the dialogue-based scenes, thereby dulling the dramatic impact of a strong genre premise. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerAug 5, 2011
Since the only really good "Planet of the Apes" movie was the 1968 original with Charlton Heston, I've always wondered why filmmakers can't just leave well enough alone. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfAug 5, 2011
The middle section of the story is where Rise truly takes off, perhaps in ways that will have viewers forgiving the rest. Read full review
60
NPRJeannette CatsoulisAug 5, 2011
Evincing more visible intelligence than any of his human co-stars aside from Lithgow, Caesar is disquietingly lifelike. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithAug 5, 2011
They probably should have called it "Beneath the Dignity of the Planet of the Apes," but Rise of the Planet of the Apes is tolerable if you'll just keep in mind that the original feature was an overachieving B-movie. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAug 4, 2011
It is not what could be fairly called a bad movie, but neither is it fine enough to be a good one, with its lineup of dull characters and a limp story that functions like a conveyor belt. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanAug 4, 2011
Now for the bad news. The filmmakers seem to have spent so much attention and, presumably, money on getting the primates right that they completely forgot about the people. Read full review
45
MovielineStephanie ZacharekAug 4, 2011
Too earnest and dour to be a silly bit of summer fun, but it's not exactly scientifically sound, either. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezAug 4, 2011
Like the film that constrains him, a prequel to Planet of the Apes, perhaps James Franco understands his performance as something that will one day evolve into something far greater. Read full review
58
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallAug 3, 2011
Feels like half of a good movie, much of it revealed in admittedly thrilling trailers. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezAug 3, 2011
James Franco looks more bored and distracted in Rise of the Planet of the Apes than he did when he was hosting the Oscars: Watching the movie, I kept waiting for him to pull out his iPhone, aim it at the camera and take a snapshot while mugging sheepishly. Has there ever been a film with a less engaged protagonist? Read full review
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