Serenity
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Sun 11 December 2005 // 19:00
Mon 12 December 2005 // 19:00
Tue 13 December 2005 // 19:00
Joss Whedon / USA / 2005 / 119 mins / 35mm / Cert 15
(Sun 11th-Tue 13th / 7pm / £2)
A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, Serenity follows captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher, Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden.
Whedon's big screen continuation of his popular, but ill-fated TV Firefly series demonstrates not only that cult TV can transfer successfully to the big screen, but also that science-fiction action adventure films CAN be smart, witty and subversive in the post-Lucas era. Cinematic mythmaking at its finest.
(Sun 11th-Tue 13th / 7pm / £2)
A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, Serenity follows captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher, Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden.
Whedon's big screen continuation of his popular, but ill-fated TV Firefly series demonstrates not only that cult TV can transfer successfully to the big screen, but also that science-fiction action adventure films CAN be smart, witty and subversive in the post-Lucas era. Cinematic mythmaking at its finest.