Under The Mountain

Under The Mountain

Synopsis

From the production design and effects team who brought us movies such as “The Chronicles of Narnia”, “King Kong” and “The Lord of The Rings” trilogy and based on famous New Zealand television mini series of the same name, “Under The Mountain” tells a journey of a pair of twins, Rachel and Theo Matheson.

Official Site: yahooxtra.co.nz/mountain

Singapore Release Date: 30th September 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 91 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Adventure | Fantasy

Cast: Sam Neill, Oliver Driver, Sophie McBride, Tom Cameron

Crew: Director (Jonathan King), Producer (Chris Bailey, Richard Fletcher, Matthew Grainger, Chris Hampson, Trevor Haysom, Jonathan King, Susan Parker), Writers (Maurice Gee, Matthew Grainger, Jonathan King), Cinematography (Richard Bluck) and Editing (Chris Plummer)

The Trailer

The Review

The premise of this plot has potential, it’s like a sci-fi version of “The Lord of the Rings”, but the production fell apart with terrible adaptation, and a novice director.

Sam Neill is Sam Neill, gung-ho to the last, for which we all love him for, while the kids cast was fun to watch. For me the acting part of the film was convincing, but the start-stop scenes that disrupt the flow of the movie annoyed me.

The editing was ‘half-baked’ done, and I felt it was a rushed job in the making of this movie. But lo-and-behold however of the beautiful settings of New Zealand. The cinematography captured amazing sights at every scene.

To me, this film looks more like a travelogue rather than a drama fantasy.

The Good

• Excellent visual effects

The Bad

• Cardboard characters
• The adaptation failed to complement the TV series
• Has scary scenes and not ideal for the really young kids

Editor’s Ratings