Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller Actors: James Franco , Andy Serkis , Freida Pinto , Karin Konoval , Terry Notary , Richard Ridings , Christopher Gordon , Devyn Dalton , Jay Caputo , John Lithgow , Brian Cox , Tom Felton , David Oyelowo , Tyler Labine , Jamie Harris Director: Rupert Wyatt IMDB Runtime: 105 Year: 2011 Plot: At the story's heart is Caesar (Andy Serkis)| a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised like a child by the drug's creator| Will Rodman (James Franco) and a primatologist Caroline Aranha (href="/name/nm2951768">Freida Pinto)| Caesar ultimately finds himself taken from the humans he loves and imprisoned in an ape sanctuary in San Bruno. Seeking justice for his fellow inmates| Caesar gives the fellow apes the same drug that he inherited. He then assembles a simian army and escapes the sanctuary - putting man and ape on a collision course that could change the planet forever. Rotten Plot: Led by Rupert Wyatt's stylish direction, some impressive special effects, and a mesmerizing performance by Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes breathes unlikely new life into a long-running franchise. |