ReviewNetflix movie review: Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver brings Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic to an instantly forgettable end
- The second instalment of what was supposed to be Zack Snyder’s grand genre spectacular lacks any kind of depth or humour and lacks even a satisfactory ending
- Sofia Boutella’s ill-defined character adds nothing to a movie Snyder seemingly forgot to write, and which closes the book on a bland chapter of sci-fi history
1/5 stars
Picking up immediately after the cliffhanger that ended part one of Zack Snyder’s epic space opera, Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver is every bit the vapid, empty spectacle its predecessor was, delivering another two hours of weightless, instantly forgettable sci-fi hokum.
Kora (Sofia Boutella) and her ragtag assembly of washed-up warriors return triumphant to the idyllic planet of Veldt, only to discover that their sadistic nemesis General Noble (Ed Skrein) is not dead, and his Imperium forces are mere days away from invading.
Reverting to their original plan, these – count them – seven warriors set to work training a community of peaceful farmers in how to fend off a vastly superior military force – a feat they achieve in the space of a single, uninspired training montage.