Fresh
Splendidly envisioned and boldly executed.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Planet of the Apes
2001 · 2h · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Tim Burton
Overview
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Call it a letdown, worsened by the forces of shoddy screenwriting.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
A campy, juiced-up ker-splat, busy with clumsy pyrotechnics and never nearing the vicinity of satire.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
Rotten
Offers proof of Hollywood's simian instincts: Monkey see old hit, monkey do remake.
David Edelstein, Slate
Rotten
One more disappointment in a summer of lackluster 'event pictures.'
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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