Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Studios: Netflix/The Stone Quarry/Grand Electric

Cast: Sofia Baoutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher and Anthony Hopkins

Director: Zack Snyder

Writers: Shay Hatten, Kurt Johnstad and Zack Snyder

Producers: Wesley Coller, Eric Newman, Deborah Snyder and Zack Snyder

Music by: Tom Holkenborg

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, brief strong language and suicide

Release Date: 04/19/24

Runtime: 2h 2m

Tagline: N/A

Favorite Character: Titus

Quote: “Power over the grain is power over all!”- Atticus Noble

Fun Fact: N/A

The Review: Zack Snyder is known for giving the audience some of the comic book style visuals. It’s no wonder he gave DC fans some of the DC treatment. So the question is, why did he rip off the Star Wars franchise?

Last time we saw Nora (Sofia Boutella) have defeated…no…killed the space terrorist Atticus Noble (Ed Skrein) in the climax of Rebel Moon’s first part, The Child of Fire. But because there is a sequel and Skrein is returning, we all know he isn’t going to be dead for too long. And Snyder chose to just resurrect him with a machine that puts him in a cocoon like a Mogwai coming out to wreck havoc. Oh and it includes a obviously rubber chest for Skrein. Nothing else.

If you haven’t seen The Child of Fire. Then no need to spend two hours and fourteen minutes watching the whole story just to catch up. Our good friend Sir Anthony Hopkins (who voiced Snyder’s C3PO that goes by JC-1435) is able to save us time by giving a recap to Child of Fire. And for the entire movie, the Warriors from other planets we met in Part 1 and Villagers prepping for a climatic battle that actually started earlier than any action movie, so that was actually cool.

There is one thing about making a good world building movie, and that is that it takes time. Snyder should really have taken a year off just to put together a decent space opera. Snyder tries to be a next George Lucas and it all ends with weak storyline with an okay battle scenes. However, despite Snyder’s lousy way of telling a story, it is pretty much a visual feast like his other films. Given Rebel Moon Snyder’s project, we see some cool visuals, decent looking FX and had Tom Holkenborg had composed siren song filled score.

For my One Liner review for the 1st part of Rebel Moon, I asked if part 2 will win over the audience. The answer was that there is no easy answer. Some will watch in awe, some will watch in cringe. And I had no doubt Snyder could put more love into this space opera, but the VFX was fine the way it is. Many people not know this but Part one made the 10 finalist list for the Visual Effects category at the Oscars!