Five Stars, Movie Reviews - Saturday, January 7, 2006 7:16 - 8 Comments

Serenity (DVD)

I honestly was not sure what to expect when I watched this film. I heard that it was based off the Sci-Fi series Firefly, but I never caught any of their episodes. Prior to watching Serenity, Star Wars was the only sci-fi movie that I really enjoyed from start to finish. Well, I can now add Serenity to that short list of exceptional sci-fi films. I personally enjoyed this film from beginning to end. It was a success in everyway. The plot was coherent and original, the acting was done very well, and it had just the right amount of action, humor, and drama. It definately was not a boring film. This is a movie worth a spot in your DVD library. Pick it up.

The crew of the Serenity is getting desperate. They have lain lower and lower to protect their doctor, Simon Tam (Sean Maher), and his telepathic traumatized little sister, River (Summer Glau), from the alliance, whom he rescued her from a year earlier. This has made getting jobs harder and now they are desperate. When they take River on a robbery during which Reavers (humans who have gone crazy and turned into cannibals) attack, Simon decides that its time to leave the crew of the Serenity for his and River’s safety. She then mutters “Miranda” and goes berserk and nearly shoots Capt. Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), until her brother says the safety word to put her to sleep. Reynolds decides to take them back on board for safety, only now an alliance operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is on their tracks and making Reynolds determined to find out what “Miranda” is and what the Alliance is hiding.