John Carter | reviewed by: Joe Whip | June 4, 2012
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Wow, there was a ton of money spent on this film. Technically brilliant but lacking a soul. A real mess actually. Slow, disjointed & dumb.
| genre | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi |
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| synopsis | Civil War vet John Carter is transplanted to Mars, where he discovers a lush, wildly diverse planet whose main inhabitants are 12-foot tall green barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, who is in desperate need of a savior. |
| lead actors | Taylor Kitsch | Mark Strong | Willem Dafoe | Ciarán Hinds | Samantha Morton | Thomas Haden Church | Dominic West | James Purefoy | Bryan Cranston | Polly Walker | Daryl Sabara | Arkie Reece | Davood Ghadami | Pippa Nixon | Lynn Collins |
| director | Andrew Stanton |