The new Planet of the Apes trilogy comes to an end in the dark action-thriller War for the Planet of the Apes. After two years on the run from the military Caesar has developed a plan for the apes to escape to a sanctuary in the desert, but when his wife and son are killed in a sneak attack he stays behind in order to get revenge. Woody Harrelson joins the cast and gives a strong performance as a rogue colonel, and newcomer Amiah Miller has tremendous screen-presence. As usual, the special effects are amazing and there are a lot of good action scenes. However, the title is misleading as there’s no real war; in fact it might have the least amount of human/ape fight scenes of the three films. Still, the story is compelling and works in several interesting call-backs to the original films. While it’s not as epic as it tries to be, War for the Planet of the Apes delivers a solid conclusion to this groundbreaking series.
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The new Planet of the Apes trilogy comes to an end in the dark action-thriller War for the Planet of the Apes. After two years on the run from the military Caesar has developed a plan for the apes to escape to a sanctuary in the desert, but when his wife and son are killed in a sneak attack he stays behind in order to get revenge. Woody Harrelson joins the cast and gives a strong performance as a rogue colonel, and newcomer Amiah Miller has tremendous screen-presence. As usual, the special effects are amazing and there are a lot of good action scenes. However, the title is misleading as there’s no real war; in fact it might have the least amount of human/ape fight scenes of the three films. Still, the story is compelling and works in several interesting call-backs to the original films. While it’s not as epic as it tries to be, War for the Planet of the Apes delivers a solid conclusion to this groundbreaking series.