Joss Whedon makes a rousing feature-directing debut, exploiting the cult status of his short-lived series Firefly to continue it on the big screen.

| Jun 6, 2007

The settings and tone are hyper-real, yet the human behaviour is grounded and credible, the moral conflicts complex and involving. Shiny, intelligent fun.

| Jun 24, 2006

Go out and see Joss Whedon's witty whizbang of an action movie, or we will kill a kitten.

Full Review | May 12, 2006

Has a simultaneously sprawling yet intimate quality.

| Original Score: B | May 5, 2006

If you're a novice, this is a plucky introduction to Whedon's world and the most fun sci-fi of the year. If you're a devotee, this is the magnificent return you've been praying for.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 1, 2006

Serenity is one of 2005's most irresistible pleasures.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Oct 8, 2005

A gently intelligent action sci-fi with wit, drama, and emotion to spare, this is the blockbuster you've been waiting for all year.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 8, 2005

It has a great sense of humor about it, an attractive cast and it's just a lot of fun.

Full Review | Oct 3, 2005

Evinces the kind of swashbuckling bonhomie that made so many of us fall in love with the original Star Wars films, a love that was mightily tested by George Lucas' humorless prequels.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 2, 2005

Taut, immersive, and alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, a well-balanced blend of whooping Wild West action and space opera.

Full Review | Oct 1, 2005

Half a millennium after Neil Armstrong's one small step for mankind and we're back in the saddle again.

| Sep 30, 2005

Fans get priority seating on the ride, but there's plenty of room for rookies to clamber aboard.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 30, 2005

A boisterous, semi-comic action thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 30, 2005

This genre picture is still a thrillingly original science fiction creation.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 30, 2005

Serenity is so like 온라인카지노추천 that it ought to come with a clicker so we can switch over to the next movie at the multiplex.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 30, 2005

As always, Whedon's sci-fi fantasies smartly parallel the serious issues we're grappling with here on Earth, while his protagonists remain mordantly funny in the face of utter disaster.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 30, 2005

Whedon knows that he's blazing down a well-worn trail, but he addresses that by deftly adding elements of humor, action, romance and horror and continually confounding audience expectations.

| Sep 30, 2005

The best summer thrill ride since Batman Begins, Serenity roars in a late but mighty welcome considering this year's sub-fun slate.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 30, 2005

Part of the kick to Serenity is watching the filmmaker expertly play with moods as he hyphenates the western and sci-fi genres.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 30, 2005

If you want to take a trip to the stars, this is the rocket to ride.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Sep 30, 2005