Is this a perfect movie? Not in the slightest. Does it deserve a 5.7/10? Absolutely not. It does enough to entertain, and has enough of an emotional backbone to strike some feelings.

I really loved the dynamic between Adam Driver's character and the little girl. He sees her as his daughter from home, and that is his drive to get home. No pun intended. But honestly, it was really well done.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but the CGI was better than most recent Marvel projects; that might not be the hardest to achieve, but there's that. The dinosaurs were very well realized, and gave the movie a sort of Jurassic Park feel. Some parts are very intense.

There were still some minor problems as a whole though. There were some cliche parts that made me kind of scratch my head, and some other annoying plot conveniences.

Overall, a solid movie worth a watch

8.5/10.

I really think this film would be doing much better at the box office with a better title and clearer marketing. This is a more than serviceable action thriller starring a legitimate star that is mostly entertaining for its 90 minute runtime.

The CGI is surprisingly good given the small budget and it's cool seeing dinos in a non-Jurassic Park film. The story is probably the weakest element given its cliched beats and real Last of Us vibe. Some wooden dialogue and lack of exposition round out my critiques. I liked the futuristic tech in the film and Driver delivers an expected solid showing. 65 won't light the genre on fire, but it's better than it's getting credit for.

65 (2023) is a movie that my wife and I saw in theaters this evening. The storyline follows a pilot on a research voyage whose ship runs into an unforeseen asteroid belt and crashes on Earth 65 million years ago. Most of the crew doesn't survive the crash except one little girl who doesn't speak English. The pilot and the little girl try to make it across the planet to a rescue pod that can hopefully get them home.

This movie is cowritten and codirected by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who also worked together in Haunt, and stars Adam Driver (House of Gucci), Ariana Greenblatt (Love and Monsters), Chloe Coleman (My Spy) and Nika King (Euphoria).

There's a lot to like about this movie but there's also something missing. The storyline had a ton of potential but needed more details of the backstory on a macro scale rather than just the characters sub plots (which were good). I think we needed more details on the reason for the voyage and who the pilot worked for. I will say the storyline does keep you interested from beginning to end, it just could have been better. The acting and chemistry of Driver and Greenblatt was perfect. The special effects are outstanding and as good as any Jurassic Park movies. The dinosaurs and insects were a 10/10, though they could have worked in a few passive dinosaurs, a herbivore or two. Every creature in this movie is a blood thirsty killer. The action scenes are intense and there's some great jump scares throughout the film. The settings and cinematography was very good, the CGI was outstanding and the wounds are gory and intense. The ending is predictable but still entertaining.

Overall, this is a worthwhile addition to the science-fiction, action genre in a Pitch Black kind of way. I would score this a 6.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.