![]() As a result, the program is shut down, and the test subjects are ordered to be euthanized. Will is pitching the drug to a team of high-powered investors when his primary test subject, a chimp named Bright Eyes, goes on a violent rampage. Meanwhile, the human drama isn't nearly as engrossing as the simian drama despite the best efforts of stars James Franco and John Lithgow, and the screenplay takes far too long getting to the show-stopping climax atop the Golden Gate Bridge, which feels too restrained to muster any real sense of excitement.Īmbitious, hotshot scientist Will Rodman (Franco) has developed a revolutionary serum to cure Alzheimer’s disease, the degenerative affliction that is slowly eating away at his father, Charles (Lithgow). Rise of the Planet of the Apes, on the other hand, is little more than a flaccid showcase for special effects that, while breathtaking in bursts, are often much less impressive than the filmmakers believe them to be. Criticize Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake for being lackluster by comparison to the 1968 original all you want - at least he “got” what screenwriters Rod Serling and Michael Wilson had to say about man’s inhumanity while translating Pierre Boulle’s novel to the big screen.
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