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User Reviews for: Captain Nova

dahj
CONTAINS SPOILERS5/10  3 years ago
I've read comments on IMDB that this is poor writing, a poor execution etc.

Then I saw the beginning and wanted to defend this movie as it simply looks like a low-budget production / indie movie.

However, after a few minutes I kinda really wanted to abort watching it. I hate aborting movies though and it was just good and short enough to give it a chance.

Normally, I'd give this a 4.5/10 (between a waste of time and just ok) but given that this surely has to be a low-budget production (it shows in many places - script/writing, sound effects, props, acting, and even CGI) I'd give it a 6/10.

I also assume/hope that the target audience are children (<= 12 years old; maybe up to 14 or 16 years in some cases but I doubt it's really enjoyable for adults). For that audience this movie might even deserve 7 or 8 out of 10.

Anyway, I'm an adult (mid 20s) and still like teen movies and even some kids movies (plus family movies like from Dreamworks and Illumination Entertainment) but here is my brutally honest review: It's just too silly and makes very little sense.

A few minutes in I thought "Oh dear... :o". It's cheap, full of plot holes, the two kids have it easy going (everything works out for them despite very bad planning), etc. As a result if felt silly (and cheesy at times) and was occasionally a bit painful to watch (luckily I could also laugh about some silly moments).
According to the story Captain Nova is only physically young again but she doesn't act like a 37 years old woman at all... She's shy (despite having that AI drone and a gun), she's naive, not that intelligent (she could be a lot more convincing but she isn't gut at arguing/communicating either), etc.

Anyway, might be fun for kids (I might've even enjoyed it as a kid) but I cannot recommend it for adults (but it's probably fine for parents).
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