Serenity

SERENITY (2005) - Mal

Mal: Do you want to be Captain?

Jayne: Yeah, I do.

Mal: Oh. [beat] Well, you can't!

Content (4): 500 years in the future, the crew of Serenity find themselves running from a skilled Alliance operative who will stop at nothing to retreive River, a telepathic teenager who can shed the truth on 'Miranda'.
Production (5): Coming from the creator of Buffy and Angel you know Serenity's going to be up there with wit, timeliness, comedy and drama. And the everlasting theme of family/togetherness and heroic individuals coming together to battle a greater force. As someone who has seen few sci-fi features I was impressed with the design and special effects.
Acting (5): He sitting next to me during the movie leaned over at one point all giddy, "he's like a young Han Solo in both looks and acting!" I agreed. NF's acting was the best I've seen. His commanding force, the pain, the humour. In addition, it's funny that two actors that bugged me in Angel were interesting and appealling in this movie. Now i know it was the characters written for them in Angel, not the actors that bugged me. Cast do a great job.
Hair (5): Nicely tousled. And ruffled in certain scenes. Two thumbs up. The bloodied left eye post climatic fight scene was a tad freaky but didn't deter from the Captain's charm.
Bonus (3): Shirtless scene, humourous incognito outfit (who knew red gowns looked so good on men) and the tight pants are all worthy of a bonus point each.

Total: 22

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