Battleship is an epic action-adventure that mostly plays out on the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii’s coastal region. Earth is under attack from alien-forces in which a small group of naval officers has to defeat the enemy in order to save all of humanity. Battleship has superb cinematic photography, with angles and shots that portray both depth and perception, which we as movie-lovers have been craving for years!
The movie has a rather tongue-in-cheek sub-thread when, on Hawaiian shores, USA plays against Japan in a soccer match as war ships line the background, a rather vivid metaphor to Pearl Harbor. However, when the alien-force strikes human kind, both Japanese and American rivals pull together in order to combat a new and mutual enemy. Paired with a score that can only be described as epic, Battleship is sure to be one of the most popular action-adventure blockbusters of the year. All in all Battleship has everything a great action movie needs: a gripping plot, memorable lines and speeches, comedy, tragedy, a ‘washout turns hero’ character, the always gorgeous hero’s love interest and of course lots of bombs, explosions and disaster scenes.
The movie stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a US Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Alexander Skarsgård, Hopper’s older brother as the Commanding Officer to the USS Sampson; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper’s soon to be fiancé; Liam Neeson as Hopper’s Superior, as well as Sam’s father. Singing sensation Rihanna makes her, surprisingly talented, acting debut as Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper’s crewmate and weapons specialist.
There were one or two discrepancies in the ‘realism’ of the movie but this is something we all have almost accepted as a norm in action movies. There are no Oscar-winning performances however it is one of the most gripping action movies I have seen in years, a definite add to my DVD collection. It is sure to keep your eyes fixed to the screen, on the edge of your seat and yes dare I say it evokes you to a point where you wish you had an R5 assault rifle in order to join in the action.
10 V
131 MIN
G/2012/0376
*All images and video courtesy of United International Pictures
131 MIN
G/2012/0376
*All images and video courtesy of
