A few wayward del Toro fans may even shrug their shoulders altogether. Cinephiles may bemoan the cast's performances and the film's comicbook sensibilities. Critics may balk at the ham-fisted dialogue. He's crafted yet another fearless passion project in a career bursting at the seams with 'em, and it's one helluva a masterfully designed, visually enthralling crowd pleaser. Make no mistake, though: director Guillermo del Toro hasn't crafted a film for everyone. It's certainly one of the most unapologetically joyous genre-splosions in recent memory, and a film with aspirations as enormous as its scale. or a gigantic waste of time, depending on how willing you are to embrace it on its own terms. Pacific Rim might just be the most fun you'll have with a movie all year. There's also a time and a place to geek out, cast off adulthood, fully embrace the rock-em sock-em joy of a wildly entertaining and ludicrously action-packed summer spectacle, and laugh, clap and cheer like a ten-year-old fanboy attending his first Comic-Con and it's here and now. There is a time and a place for a frank but thoughtful critique of a veteran filmmaker's love letter to genre cinema. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, October 10, 2013 Del Toro cancels another genre apocalypse.
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