Pacific Rim review

Director: Guillermo Del Toro (Pans Labyrinth, Hellboy); Screenwriters: Travis Beacham, Guillermo Del Toro; Starring: Charlie Hunman, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Robert Kazinsky, Ron Perlman; Running Time: 131 minutes (2 hours and 11 minutes); Age Rating: 12A

Pacific Rim is a highly uncomplicated film. Giant aliens (known as the Kaiju) emerge from the sea and attack Earth. To protect the people of Earth the military created massive robots called Jaegers who's size is enough to match even the colossal Kaijus. These Jaegers are controlled by two pilots communicating with each other through a neural bridge. These Jaegers are humanity's last chance at survival. In other words its giant robots fighting against giant aliens. However do not be mistaken, this summer blockbuster blows the likes of Transformers, Battleship and After Earth out of the water with incredibly well executed action sequences that are exciting and intense.

Although the plot of the film is not nearly as laughable as those I have previously mentioned it does become slightly tedious and cheesy at points, however the main cast is mostly likeable and there are some interesting characters, most notably Ron Perlman's Hannibal Chau who is criminally underused in the film. However the dialogue is boring and dull and after the excellent first scene lets the film down as we wait for the next action set-piece, and although these set pieces are good they do not get better as the film goes along and even when the biggest Kaiju appears you are left underwhelmed.

Although the characters may be slightly underwhelming the casting is superb, Elba brings emotional depth to his role and Hunman is the classic summer blockbuster lead. Day and Gurnman's scientists characters are also well cast and provide a decent amount of comic relief for the film.

Clearly Pacific Rim has some issues, however the likeable cast and incredible action sequences save the film from it's boring dialogue and predictable plot, the film is also jaw dropping in 3D and really utilises the format unlike recent releases such as Iron Man 3. Therefore I believe the film has done enough to merit your attention and will certainly provide a good source of entertainment

I give Pacific Rim a 7.5/10