This infamous box office failure is one of those films I never fancied and after finally giving it a chance I understand why.
With a fantastic cast including Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Saoirse Ronan this family friendly adventure tale tells the story of an underground society governed my a selfish greedy Mayor who is hiding several truths from his people.
Bill Murray feels wasted, considering he's the movies antagonist he is barely present and when he is it feels like the role could have been given to anybody.
Ronan is great as always the same as Robbins, but a stellar cast couldn't save City Of Ember.
It's not that it's a bad film, it's just too far from being a good one. The story is played out poorly, it all looks kind of hokey and in my opinion it needed to be longer.
City Of Ember was a huge commerical bust and lost its studio a fair few pennies, I'm sure that the fans of the book were not happy either.
The Good:
Very impressive cast
The Bad:
Looks worse than it should
Murray is wasted
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
I want a giant moth
With a fantastic cast including Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Saoirse Ronan this family friendly adventure tale tells the story of an underground society governed my a selfish greedy Mayor who is hiding several truths from his people.
Bill Murray feels wasted, considering he's the movies antagonist he is barely present and when he is it feels like the role could have been given to anybody.
Ronan is great as always the same as Robbins, but a stellar cast couldn't save City Of Ember.
It's not that it's a bad film, it's just too far from being a good one. The story is played out poorly, it all looks kind of hokey and in my opinion it needed to be longer.
City Of Ember was a huge commerical bust and lost its studio a fair few pennies, I'm sure that the fans of the book were not happy either.
The Good:
Very impressive cast
The Bad:
Looks worse than it should
Murray is wasted
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
I want a giant moth