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Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy The Vampire, Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, Firefly. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, Serenity follows captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his ragtag crew as they trade their way around the edges of civilized society. Of particular interest are two passengers they take on, Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher and Summer Glau), a brother and his telepathic sister on the run from the corrupt governing Alliance. As notorious former members of the anti-Alliance opposition, Mal and his crew make it difficult for Simon and River to stay hidden. Everything goes completely awry when a government assassin is sent to retrieve River. As Mal is forced to choose between his close-knit crew and the brother and sister newcomers, it becomes apparent that River harbors both a dangerous secret and astounding fighting powers, and Mal decides that discovering the truth about what she knows might just be worth his time. Many of the film's action sequences revolve around Summer Glau's martial arts skills in her portrayal of River. Glau prepared for her role with Hong Kong stuntwoman Ming Lu, as well as stunt coordinators Chad Stahelski and Hiro Koda, and as a result performed nearly all the stuntwork herself. In addition to the stellar stunts, realistic graphics, and an often haunting score, the film's actors display a rare chemistry that brings viewers both into their lives and into a possible versi

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5 out of 10 Best sci-fi in years.
Ciaran from Dublin, 02 Jul 2007
Hadn't a clue what this was till I saw it and was blown away. Great characters, snappy script, a believable sci-fi world, a decent enemy and some utterly fantastic scenes to enjoy. It's top notch sci-fi from start to finish and has it all. Loved it and located 'Firefly' on DVD and love that too. Would love for there to be more but have to be thankful we have even this much. Rent this out and enjoy sci-fi as it's supposed to be! I cannot recommend this enough to any fan of the genre!
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4.5 out of 10 fantastic
Kevin from Dublin, 31 Aug 2007
This is Joss whedon at his best, a great film, well written, funny action film which is basically a western in space. Based on the great tv series firefly, you don't need to have seen any of it for this movie. This is definetly well worth renting for the fantastic characters and their interaction alone.
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4.5 out of 10 Serenity
Sinead from Dublin, 26 Jul 2007
I spotted this movie at the top of a sci fi fan's poll of best movies ever. It was fantastic. The special effects, the sets, the action scenes were very impressive. Definitely a new favourite movie of mine.
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3.5 out of 10 Quite fun.
Rory from Dublin, 01 Oct 2007
Nice special effects, funny plot, decent costumes. I wasn't overcome with love for any of the characters (Even the cute ones) but I did enjoy the film immensely. Could be longer... Perhaps a sequel?
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1.5 out of 10 Good, but the series was better
A member from Dublin, 18 Jun 2009
Not quite as good as the series, but then again what is. The chemistry is still there, but Alan Tudyk's did seem like he was kind of scared to be in the film
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