Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
Lovelace (2012)
Cherry (2012)
The Broken Tower (2011)
The Stare (2012)
Maladies (2011)
Rise of the Apes (2011)
Rebel (2011)
As I Lay Dying (2012)
Sal (2011)
‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ Reviews Round Up
The last time I did this was around the time 127 Hours was in select theaters. Since Rise of the Planet of the Apes has been receiving some awesome reviews, I’ve decided to do it again! Here’s a select few that give praise to James’ performance in the film.
LA Times: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” is as good as it is partly because it’s strong in the areas all films, not just summer blockbusters, should be. It’s effectively written by the team of Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and well acted both by stars like James Franco and John Lithgow and supporting players like the protean Brian Cox.
USA Today: Franco is charismatic as a dedicated scientist who grows to love Caesar and teaches him sign language.
Arizona Republic: If you’ve ever seen or heard about a “Planet of the Apes” movie, you know where this is leading. But that doesn’t make the trip any less enjoyable. Franco is good as the morally sound scientist whose life gets in the way, and Lithgow has some touching moments.
New York Daily News: Franco, with his semisimian features, is a fine human star, but Andy Serkis (best known as King Kong and Gollum) is like a CGI Streep, bringing humanity and a fun, primal flourish to Caesar, first played by Roddy McDowall in 1972 and now fleshed out by seamless special effects.
New York Press: Franco’s earnest, vulnerable directness parallels Caesar’s simple longing and offense (movingly enacted by Andy Serkis). These actors’ symbiosis gives substance to the film’s satirical proposition on evolution—the naturalness of Rodman’s multiculti romance with veterinarian Frieda Pinto as well as with Caesar; the dangerous similarity of Rodman’s hubris and his boss David Oyelowo’s greed.
Tony Macklin: As with Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens, Rise of the Planet of the Apes is given credibility by a likeable leading man. James Franco utilizes a lot of looks of serious concern mixed with an occasional flash of a winning smile as Caesar’s adoptive parent.
Kaplan Vs Kaplan: Franco brings a genuine range of feelings to Will. He loves his father, and he loves Caesar like a father. It’s truly moving to watch all three interact together.
oh….I am so proud…..
I couldn’t be happier for the good reviews….I really wanted to see good reviews for this film…:DDDDD
I think that the backlash from the Oscars is still hurting James a bit. I thought that he was excellent in this movie as well Andy in their interacting roles. I think that although he is getting some good reviews they most likely would have been great reviews. The CGI and Andy’s performance completed the film. It also brought back the wonderful feeling of wanting a sequel. I was a big fan of the original movies. I like Mark Walburg and the previous movie was not that bad but I don’t feel he was right for the role for some reason. Maybe it was because everything seemed to move too quick and we don’t see how the character develops and is effected over the time spent on the ape planet. But Mark’s been very good in other roles. Anyway, the movie was so much better than I thought it would be. Kudos to Franco and Serkis.