Shailene Woodley's strong performance, some impressive cinematography, and
a few exciting action sequences help carry the film to its finish.
Considering the center fantasy of this story, World's End also packs
a few exciting action sequences, which show dedication to heavy choreography but also to numerous genres.
Not exact matches
When you dub a film an
action thriller, it can't just have a
few impressive battle
sequences; the pace of the film overall needs to reflect that, otherwise you'll end up with audience members checking their watches in between the
exciting parts and that's exactly what happens here.
In terms of both
action and (budgeted) visual effects, however, City of Bones is a definite step up from The Twilight Saga, offering a
few sequences of genuinely
exciting action and / or visual splendor.
Whatever sense of time catching up with these retirees, which gave a
few scenes in the first movie some unexpected heart, have been sidelined in favor of character spouting plot information and
action sequences that feel more compulsory than
exciting.
The Lone Ranger's
action sequences, mostly set atop and aboard real moving trains, are
exciting and impressive, but that's only for the first
few minutes.
Thankfully, there are
few punch - ups here, most of the
action being either car chases or skiing
sequences, which are much more
exciting.
This could have been accomplished by making a couple of the «
action»
sequences significantly more
exciting, or a
few of the pivotal character moments more convincing, in order to help break audiences out of the repetitive funk the storyline wallows in for the majority of the proceedings.
The
action sequence is also
exciting enough to make it worth your while to jump into a battle, if only for a
few minutes at a time to experience what this game is all about... fun!