Captain Nova

Trying out a Dutch sci-fi film...it seemed promising from the description, but was unfortunately quite boring and possessing a rather basic and mildly interesting plot. This felt like it could be a kids movie but it is filmed and paced like an adult film...so not sure what the intended audience is. I liked that it was a pro-environment film and had some solid special effects, but there wasn't enough here to care and stay very interested.

I must disagree with some other reviewers. Although my rating is excessive (because I just really enjoyed this movie), it still was well done. The CGI does not have problem, VFX are all very well done, script is very good, and Kika's acting is excellent. Despite the character's being 12 years old, Kika plays her with a mature seriousness which makes the difference between her mental age and her physical age believable. The ONLY thing I found a stretch was the character of Altan Aslan (not his acting, but the writing of his role), who seems to go from farmer and capable auto mechanic to programmer capable of improving on 2050 technology (?? really??). Yes, this film is eco-prop, and yes, Dahj, dilemmas resolved more easily than they would have in an "adult" fllm, but it was NOT a stupid plot (like those of so many kid flix), and on the whole it was very well produced.