I never thought of the novel as elegant, but this adaptation is pretty ham-fisted. Exposition is just harder to swallow in a movie. Hard to say whether it’s really the movie’s fault, or if it’s just impossible for a movie to live up to how…
Nov 25, 2019kvanmooresma rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Maybe if I didn't love the book, I would have liked this movie, but I DO love the book, and the movie is just wrong. I think that the biggest fault of the movie is that Ender is just too old all the way through it. He's supposed to start…
I think I watched this movie about five times. I liked watching Ender's Game. My favorite part is when Ender Wiggin plays the Mind Game where the little mouse crawls into the behemuth's eye. Another great scene is when Petra shows Ender…
Apr 28, 2018chaliser rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Director Gavin Hood's commentary of "Ender's Game" is quite instructive in the political psychology of war and peace - as applied to personal growth, leadership development through the trials of maturation of a young man - as well as to…
Oct 22, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Ender's Game is my favorite movie in a year. Probably because I had read the novel before. The movie is not exactly the same as the fiction. The most noticeable change is that all kids are older than they were in the novel. They should be…
Jun 03, 2017Twiggzette rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I'm not sure who'd want to watch this movie except maybe for a teenage male who's into online fantasy gaming. I'm not sure why Harrison Ford decided to be in this highly improbable thing. Maybe he needs the money?
Jul 17, 2015IloveBeni rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THIS YET… please, read the book. The book is really, really good. The movie (especially after reading the book) is just not good at all.
Read the book. :)
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Ender's Game