Reveiw of Serenity - The Movie

I have successfully addicted Ward and Muse to the cancelled TV show Firefly which now lives on in a DVD incarnation and reruns on the Sci Fi channel. The series was in fact so popular on DVD that it is being redone as a mid-budget sci fi movie due out in late Fall. Dark Horizons has up the first major review of the film, and it is not great.

Overall its a hard film to review because a lot will depend upon your reaction to this sort of material and your existing love or familiarity with the show. I went with two friends to the screening - one who'd never seen the show and one who had gotten into it more than I did. We're all sci-fi fans to a different extent and yet all three of us came out rather blasse - the unfamiliar one didn't like it, I thought it was decidedly average and the bigger fan thought it was ok. Yet the 'Browncoats' fans which made up most of the audience whooped and hollered throughout. Hardcore fans will undoubtedly be satisfied but its unlikely this will spread much beyond that audience, and even they will find it lacks that human spark and freshness that made the series distinctive and appealing.

This concerns me, but the reviews from those who watched the series faithfully has been much more positive. This kind of reaction probably means there will be no Serenity II in the theaters, but might bode well for a return to the small screen.