We had a screening of the new Joss Whedon movie Serenity in our screening room at Pixar. I have been awaiting the movie ever since I first heard of it, and was not disappointed. This movie is great, with superb performances, acting, dialogue, plot and action. I’m not going to spoil a minute of the movie by describing the plot, but if you are a fan of the original television show or not, go to see this movie. It’s great stuff.
I liked it to, but I thought the dialog was horrendous (all smartass, all the time.) I found myself being pulled out of the story again and again by lines that didn’t seem to have anything to do with the story and were only there to remind you of the writer’s cleverness — he needs to develop some maturity and let the characters speak for themselves.