City of Ember

Another one of the 2008 movies I missed. It figures that these would start showing up after I decided I was done with the blog. Oh well, this one wouldn't have made a huge impact anyway. It's not a bad movie at all, but it's pretty middle of the road.

It's based on a book I haven't read, but want to more after watching the movie. However that's mostly because I want to see if the book explains more than the movie does. The movie leaves a good chuck of gaps in the plot and leaves several things completely unexplained. Maybe it's a setup for further stories but in the end, I wish I was told more.

As a kids movie though, this one is definitely above average. It's another good example of giving kids credit. It tells a pretty bleak story and contains some very dark elements. There is little humour and it's a pretty good adventure that you do get caught up in. 

The main two kids are good, but I wish we could have spent some more time with the adult characters. Bill Murray and Tim Robbins have very little screentime and I wish we got to see more of them. They're good here, but it's weird they even agreed to be in the movie with such little time in it.

The movie is better than I thought it would be I have to say. I just wish there was more to it. Maybe there is a longer cut of the movie out there somewhere and I wouldn't mind seeing it. Either way, give this one to the kids instead of 90% of the other crap out there. It's even good for the adults too.

7/10