Storyline
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
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Cast
Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Thomas Rosales, Jr., Judy Greer, Gary Oldman, Richard King, Lombardo Boyar, Toby Kebbell, Michael Papajohn, Mustafa Harris, Karin Konoval, Keri Russell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Carol Sutton, Jason Clarke, Nick Thurston, Enrique Murciano, Jocko Sims, Keir O'Donnell, J.D. Evermore, Deneen Tyler, Kirk Acevedo, Christopher Berry, Lucky Johnson, Jon Eyez, Larramie Doc Shaw, Mike Seal, Kevin Rankin, Al Vicente, Lee Ross, Chase Boltin, Matthew James, Scott Lang
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Reviews
100
"Dawn" is not just a good genre movie or a good summer movie. It's a great science-fiction film, full-stop, and one of the year's very best movies so far.
100
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes manages to do at least three things exceptionally well that are hard enough to pull off individually: Maintain a simmering level of tension without let-up for two hours, seriously improve on a very good first entry in a franchise and produce a powerful humanistic statement using a significantly simian cast of characters.
100
An altogether smashing sequel to 2011′s better-than-expected “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” this vivid, violent extension of humanoid ape Caesar’s troubled quest for independence bests its predecessor in nearly every technical and conceptual department.
80
The Telegraph
There's evident patience and intelligence to the filmmaking all over, as well as an engagement with genuine ideas about diplomacy, deterrence, law and leadership. However often it risks monkey-mad silliness, it's impressively un-stupid.
80
The Guardian
Just as 2011's Rise of the Planet of the Apes surpassed expectations, so this sequel delivers on its promise and leaves us wanting more – which we'll almost certainly get.
