The 2010s incarnation of the Planet Of the Apes franchise has surprised with its intelligence and quality, with War... providing a superb (and possibly trilogy-closing) film that is emotionally challenging, extremely well-made and utterly compelling from start to finish. Starting off as a war film that pitches somewhere between Aliens and Apocalypse Now, it smartly moves forward to take in tropes from the western and prison genres and also addressing war on the large and personal scales. It is a beautifully shot movie, mostly placed in grim wintry settings that look epic on the big screen. Matt Reeves does a stunning job of not only marshalling the big sequences but also creating extraordinarily affecting single moments, Michael Giacchino's score is often deceptively subtle in its impact, and Andy Serkis's creation of Caesar is a simply remarkable performance, with Woody Harrelson at his best as the lead human antagonist. The third act lead-up to the amazing double-finale is perhaps a shade too long, but this is a minor quibble in this impressive and wonderful movie that is both a technical and emotional triumph.
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