Mini-Review: Yeah it's formulaic & predictable, but it's also subversive. How often is the viewpoint of the oppressed & marginalized shown so distinctly in a big budget motion picture? No way could a film of this scope and popularity be made about the Sudanese, the Palestinians, or anyone that experiences large scale bigotry. By placing it in a fantastical and alien world this message becomes much more palatable. It creates an empathy against oppression, which is important in a world so lacking in empathy.

Mini-Review: There's an unexpectedly good movie buried under a ton of horror movie cliches. The film swings back and forth between almost brilliant to groan inducing bad, but the good outweighs the bad and at least the bad gave me laughs.