Monday, April 30, 2012

Battleship


CAST:  Taylor Kitcsh (Lt Alex Hopper), Alexander Skarsgard (Stone Hopper), Broklyn Decker (Samantha Shane), Rihanna (Petty Officer), Liam Neeson (Vice Admiral Shane); DIRECTOR:  Peter Berg; SCREENWRITER:  Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber; PRODUCED BY: Peter Berg, Brian Goldner, Duncan Henderson, Bennett Schneir, Scott Stuber; EDITING BY: Colby Parker Jr., Billy Rich, Paul Rubell;   MUSICAL BY: Steve Jablonsky; GENRE:  Science fiction & fantasy, action & adventure; CINEMATOGRAPHER     DISTRIBUTOR Universal Pictures
LOCATION: United States; RUNNING TIME:   131 minutes  

Technical Assessment:  3.5
Moral Assessment:  3
Cinema rating:  For viewers 14 years old and above

SYNOPSIS: Peter Berg produces and directs Battleship, an epic-scaled action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper's fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper's older brother, Stone, Commanding Officer of the USS Sampson; Rihanna as Petty Officer Raikes, Hopper's crewmate and a weapons specialist on the USS John Paul Jones; and international superstar Liam Neeson as Hopper and Stone's superior (and Sam's father), Admiral Shane.