War for the Planet of the Apes
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 14, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 50 Critic Reviews
Positive:
45
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Total FilmMatt MaytumJun 26, 2017
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. Read full review
58
The Film StageJordan RaupJun 26, 2017
War of the Planet of the Apes has all the bombast and sense of finality seemingly required for the end of a trilogy, but there’s an underlying emptiness that nags with each scene. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJul 11, 2017
War for the Planet of the Apes manages to be both alienating and sappy, and the biblical finale seems to come from a different universe altogether. It’s an awesome, dull movie. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJul 3, 2017
To me, it’s just another “Jurassic World,” technology and production design on a whole new plane, story, dialogue and characters that we’ve seen before (too often), the entire hyped and over-rated enterprise half-forgotten before it hits Netflix. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeJun 26, 2017
It’s fitting that the visual effects have advanced so dramatically since 2011, as it allows the series to suggest that its ape protagonists have evolved to an equivalent degree, and yet, “War’s” story is beneath their intelligence. Read full review
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