Rating: 7 out of 10, I was truly excited when I heard they were making a major movie about another one of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s characters. The creator of Tarzan as well as several other memorable pulp fiction series I loved the Carter series as an adolescent. The only downside seemed to be the involvement of Disney which would certainly take some of the edge off when it came to scantily clad red ladies. The movie did not do well at the box office and I do not understand because the action is almost non-stop and the CGI characters have reached a level of sophistication that you forget they are computer generated. Kitsch readily handles the action role as a Civil War vet who is trying to re-establish meaning in his life only to be transported to Mars where he is thrust into yet another civil war. The only miss in the cast is Collins who just does not have the appeal needed for the part of Dejah Thoris. While physically attractive she has no screen presence and no chemistry whatsoever. This does drag at the movie because the relationship between Carter and Thoris is the driving theme to bring Carter back from depression over the loss of his first wife. Strong, always a great villain, delivers as does West, though it was a little strange seeing him in this and then immediately afterwards as McNulty in The Wire. Great popcorn fare that delivered but for some reason has not been well received; ignore the critics and see this movie.
MVP: Kitsch in the title role shows depth and athleticism
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