Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Taylor Kitsch | ... | John Carter | |
Lynn Collins | ... | Dejah Thoris | |
Samantha Morton | ... | Sola | |
Willem Dafoe | ... | Tars Tarkas | |
Thomas Haden Church | ... | Tal Hajus | |
Mark Strong | ... | Matai Shang | |
Ciarán Hinds | ... | Tardos Mors (as Ciaran Hinds) | |
Dominic West | ... | Sab Than | |
James Purefoy | ... | Kantos Kan | |
Bryan Cranston | ... | Powell | |
Polly Walker | ... | Sarkoja | |
Daryl Sabara | ... | Edgar Rice Burroughs | |
Arkie Reece | ... | Stayman #1 / Helm | |
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Davood Ghadami | ... | Stayman #3 |
Pippa Nixon | ... | Lightmaster |
John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. He escapes, and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns there's some kind of unrest going on. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
I did only have modest expectations of this film as the trailer reminded me a bit to much of Dune. Really surprised to find a film which had a good plot line (albeit cynics will liken it to Avatar-lite), well acted, reasonable characterisations, brilliant visuals and a surprisingly good hero figure in Taylor Kitsch. I saw the preview screening this morning - don't really care how much it cost to make - what I found was a big budget film that I really enjoyed from start to finish. My advice - don't follow the cynics and naysayers - see it for yourself. I will normally not go see 3D films (they give me a headache) but the 3D wasn't too intrusive on this one.