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Lots of elements cheaply taken from Star Wars or other fantasy epics - they clearly tried to rip off other things just to make a big movie. The plot isn't particularly well done, but it's not bad either, and there are no holes - and there are a few very cool scenes in between.

Nothing here will really impress, it's not a thrill ride, but it's very watchable if you want a fantasy film.

I think the only thing that really bothers me in the end is that many side characters were actually... quite useless. There is this plot element of the protagonist finding friends, building up an army, etc. But by the end, all except... two I think, were actually useless during 90% of the story. And that also means really useless deaths where you can't really feel that much, because the characters didn't really do much. This could be a good example for anyone interested in writing or plot analysis, as to how purposeless characters don't equal much by the end.

I was really excited about watching this movie after having seen trailers for it. What beautiful images, I thought! What a wonderful way to honour an artist, as to paint a whole film in his style! Wow!

Now I know, though, why this movie didn't get as much attention as I thought it would. What a boring film! Not the art - the visuals are beautiful! Such specific and unique animation! But the script... what trash! It's the most uninspired, dull, and formulaic script I can imagine. They tried to introduce some sort of a thriller, murder-mystery pseudo sub-plot, probably because they had nothing else to go on. Just... the movie was beautiful, but I was so bored! The storyline was so uninspired it even pissed me off. Too bad - the artists put in so much effort, you would have thought the writers could have done the same.

I have this thing where I want to like Canadian movies, because, well... yea, we CAN make great movies. But I'll be really honest that I don't see a point in watching this movie.

Actors - good job.

Visually very nice - nice effects, nice lights, some cool visuals, and that nice Labrador nature.

The plot - okay, so the scriptwriter liked Solaris and wanted to make something similar. Fair enough, but... Maybe a bit more originality would have been nice?

So you have a low budget, you get few characters... here, their backstories are just so unoriginal. Been seen a million times. The only aspect I liked was - but this might just be my own interpretation, looking for something good - the idea of peoples' identities and thoughts mixing in "the alien fog". It could have been developed way more, and exploited way better.

In general this movie just lacks originality, plot, zest, character motivation... what the characters do felt, at every corner, not as actual character buildup, but some "I need the character to do this just to have more plot. It could have had less "play-action", and just more thought, more atmosphere. The play-action, lame action, just ruined the atmosphere, and made the characters bland.

All in all... even with the whole crew having done a good job, I just don't see any reason for this movie.