Noah

Noah, 2014. Noah saves the animals from the end of the world.

Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Written by Aronofsky & Ari Handel. Starring Russell Crowe, with Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, & Douglas Booth.

Concept: I can see how it isn't everybody's cup of tea, but I love what they're trying to do with this movie - taking the grand, mythological aspects of the bible (rather than the lessons the stories were meant to teach) as a starting point for high fantasy, the way Tolkien used European mythologies. A
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: Post-apocalyptic science fiction alongside pseudo-stop-motion storybook elements. The animals look kind of crappy, but they're actually a pretty small part of the movie. A
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: Pretty damn cool. If anyone was going to love this movie, it was me. But it's too long, and drags a lot. B

GPA: 3.0/4