Zack Snyder follows up his Rebel Moon with a soaring part two that outdoes the first in high and handsome style. This is a heartfelt, rousing space opera that isn't so much heavy on grand ideas as it is grand spectacle, with an almost space western by way of Roman epic through-line as several disparate characters from many corners of the universe do battle with a vicious fascist regime, resplendent with the spatially satisfying slow motion choreography that Snyder adores indulging in (its kinda like Paul Greengrass and his relentless shaky cam; it's either your thing, or it vehemently ain't), stirring emotional musical score from Tom Holkenborg and fun, spirited performances from a game cast of welcome faces like Djimon Hounsou, Cary Elwes, Doona Bae, Ed Skrein, the soulful vocal pipes of Anthony Hopkins, Michiel Huisman, Staz Nair and our angularly lithe main character, Sofia Boutella. Now, the elephant in the room. Snyder is a terrific artist who has never made a bad film, and it's time for all the Mountain Dew chugging basement dwellers to just accept it... and move on. This is a fun, visually dazzling piece of pulp science fiction with nothing too much on its mind other than a Magnificent Seven In The Stars type storyline, here to entertain us and nothing more. In that respect it does a damn fine job, presenting us a world teeming with world building detail, cathartic incident and musical swells accenting it all royally. It's good fun, so man up and deal with it.
