City of Ember

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City of Ember

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City of Ember

Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, MacKenzie Crook, Martin Landau

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the ci...( read more  read more... )ty are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.

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  • TheMachinist
    August 9, 2009
    TheMachinist
    "On the day the world ended, the fate of mankind was carried in a small metal box."

    The fantasy genre is one of my favourite genres. In that genre, the viewer gets a chance to leave the world of today and experience something else. Something different. 'City of Ember' exceeded...( read more) all of my expectations, I thoroughly enjoyed it, flaws and all.

    The city of Ember was built as a refuge place for humanity and it is powered by a massive generator. But the problem is that it will only sustain for 200 years. Now Ember is falling into darkness as the generator is failing. A metal box is found in the darkest corner of a house whose residents are the descendants of past city mayors. Lina, a young girl and her grandmother are sure that the content of the box is important and may bring a solution to the inevitable end of the city... and humanity?

    'City of Ember' has an original script that was truly entertaining. It starts of interesting and doesn't have any pacing problems of any sort. But when the movie ends, I got this feeling of "That's it? What now?". Of course this is a good thing in a way, leaving the viewer to imagine the future of the characters and the described world.

    The cast does an amazing job. Saoirse Ronan and Harry Treadaway are two young actors that may have a bright future ahead of 'em. Bill Murray continues his stranger-than-we've-used-to roles and manages to pull it of, once again. Maybe he should've left comedy a bit earlier than what he did? And see what Martin Landau managed to do? A very enjoyable performance and proof of him being very much "in the game".

    The visual image of the film is very good. I enjoyed the feeling that they managed to get in to the movie. Haven't really seen anything like this before. Does remind me a bit of different movies but still it looks very original.

    'City of Ember' is a film that didn't succeed at the box office. But I can say that far more worse films are out there. This film may not be for everyone though. Some may say that it's boring or that it doesn't have enough content to be a good feature film. I say that it is a good fantasy film for the elderly teens and the mature audience. For something different, 'City of Ember' may be a good choice for you.
  • EarthlyAlien
    April 14, 2009
    EarthlyAlien
    A fun adventure flick that drags a little in the beginning but picks up and turns into a fun ride. It's not an entirely convincing trip, but it is the sort of satisfying film you wished they would make more often. An entertaining kids' film with more imagination than most.
  • gor41
    March 15, 2009
    gor41
    Adequate but unspectacular fantasy which can't decide its audience: complex setup and some scary characters but simplistic set pieces and script. Worst of all Bill Murray is wasted.
  • Beefy
    February 4, 2009
    Beefy
    I'm giving this half a star more than I should because of how impressed I was with the set design. It's clean enough fun for all ages, but in my opinion it slipped by telegraphing the outcome of the story at the very beginning of the film. The screenplay starts out engaging eno...( read more)ugh, but it gets more muddled and generic as the film moves forward. Decent, in ways worthwhile, but also a bit disappointing. I may read the books now just to get a few of my questions answered.
  • ThePublicEnemy
    January 27, 2009
    ThePublicEnemy
    Stay away! Beware!
  • amrwspop3000
    December 25, 2009
    amrwspop3000
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  • KojiKabuto
    December 23, 2009
    KojiKabuto
    Por encima de la media del cine juvenil actual. Quzas demasiado serio y oscuro (6+)
  • jcarroll
    December 20, 2009
    jcarroll
    reminded me of lemony snickits
  • moyettmm
    December 18, 2009
    moyettmm
    The moive was as good as the book!
  • edgewaterz
    December 18, 2009
    edgewaterz
    The first five minutes was great. After that it was sleepy time...
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