Pilot Mills crash lands on a hostile planet whilst his ship is damaged in a heavy meteor storm, when he completes a reconnaissance on the inhospitable world, he discovers dinosaurs, and a young survivor.
I didn't really have high expectations going in, but on the whole I rather enjoyed it. I would say it's a fairly effective monster film, I wouldn't go in hoping and looking for a sweeping sci fi saga, it is pretty much a man Vs monsters movie.
Production values are actually pretty good, and the dinosaurs look very effective. The destruction of the planet scene was awesome, and I guess that was a novel take on what happened on the planet.
I enjoyed the relationship between Mills and Koa, the language barrier made it interesting, credit to both actors for ensuring there was a good deal of chemistry between the pair.
I never expect to see the likes of Adam Driver in a film like this, but the versatile actor that he is, delivers once again, I thought he was excellent.
Unusual, interesting, engaging.
7/10.
