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John Carter
2012 132 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★6.3
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Director: Andrew Stanton
🎭 Based on
«A Princess of Mars»
byEdgar Rice Burroughs
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Description
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Budget:
$263.7M
US Gross:
$73.08M
Worldwide:
$284.1M
Starring
Taylor Kitsch
Actor
Lynn Collins
Actor
Willem Dafoe
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2013
— Best Visual Effects
Key opinion
John Carter is widely viewed as a visually polished but derivative blockbuster that fails to satisfy fans of the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novels. While some appreciate its sense of adventure and world-building, many critics argue the film suffers from a thin, clichéd script and disjointed storytelling.
| Production | The film utilizes expensive, high-quality visual effects to create an expansive and vivid Martian landscape. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay relies heavily on derivative genre tropes, mirroring the structure and predictability of other recent sci-fi and fantasy blockbusters. | |
| Adaptation | The film aggressively departs from the source material, abandoning the nuance of the original pulp novels in favor of a sanitized, modern Disney template. | |
| Acting | The lead performances from Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins divide opinion, with some seeing them as serviceable genre leads and others finding them forgettable or lacking in conviction. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is polarizing; some viewers find the two-hour runtime brisk and entertaining, while others feel the plot is both rushed and padded with unnecessary filler. |