300 (2006)
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Regan, Dominic West, Rodrigo Santoro
Rated: R for Graphic Battle Sequences Throughout, Some Sexuality and Nudity
Running Time: 1 h 57 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Style, Action
WEAKNESSES: Writing, Style Over Substance
King Leonidas leads three hundred Spartans in a fight against King Xerxes and his massive army.
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John Carter (2012)
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, Bryan Cranston
Rated: PG-13 for Intense Sequences of Violence and Action
Running Time: 2 h 12 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Fun, Worldbuilding, Pacing, Most CGI
WEAKNESSES: Some CGI, Acting, Writing, Rushed Third Act, Tone
A civil war vet is transported to Mars where he discovers factions on the edge of war.
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Tomb Raider
Directed by: Roar Uthaug
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 1h 58m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Humor?
WEAKNESSES: Dialogue, Script, VFX
Her father, obsessed by his wife's death and a search for immortality, disappeared years ago. Now a young aimless drifter, Lara Croft discovers a clue to her father's whereabouts and seeks to recover him no matter who, whether international arms cartel or ancient sorceress queen, tries to stop her.
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