Ender's Game
When hostile aliens called the Formics attack Earth, only the legendary
heroics of Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley) manage to attain a victory. To prepare
for the next attack, Col. Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and his cohorts initiate a
military program to find the next Mazer. Recruit Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield)
exhibits an unusual gift for the training, easily mastering all of the
challenges thrown at him. Mazer Rackham, himself, takes Ender as a protege to
prepare him for the oncoming war.
Critic Reviews:
- " Starship Troopers, Alien, Tron, and Star Trek also make up the
movie's DNA but the story – a provocative study about the morality of
warfare and conflicts of leadership – injects something powerful and new into
the familiar ‘chosen one’ plot trajectory. " – Larushka
Ivan-Zadeh
- " While the picture loses some plot tension by assuring the viewer that
Ender is basically an okay kid, it gains by showing the growth of the boy into
his destiny as “the One.” " – Richard Corliss
- " A carefully constructed, serious-minded commercial entertainment that
treats its young audience with an unusual degree of intelligence. " –
Guy Lodge