First of all, I declare not having seen the "Firefly" series. :) My bad. I'm saying this because it seems that there's more talk about that series, rather than about the actual movie, and this leaves an impression that seeing the movie without having seen the series is a waste of time. Well, it's not.
There's only one thing that should not be mistaken about this movie: one should not expect something clever, worth a lot of attention and so forth. The movie, in my opinion, is of a rather simple, nonetheless entertaining style, and it fulfills its purpose without much help from the viewer - all you have to do is watch. This is an absolutely different breed of movies, which are rather trivial, but are good for relaxation, leisure or entertainment or whatever. Nothing serious, however.
And one more thing: I did find the plot a bit underdeveloped. However, it may be because I am not familiar with the whole series of a prequel, "Firefly". But if you take the movie as an independent piece, there most definitely is something missing. Not that something is not clear - on the contrary, everything you need to know becomes clear by the end, it's just that by the end of the movie, I had an involuntary comment that sounded something like "all this fuss, for what??" It seems like the whole thing is no big deal. Maybe it's the characters overacting, or the plot being underdeveloped, the abundance of cheesy moments and clichés or simply my ignorance of "Firefly". Whatever the reason, a certain combination of shortcomings gives this movie a flavor of underdevelopment, which is characteristic of all American movies, especially those spawned in the 21st.
There's only one thing that should not be mistaken about this movie: one should not expect something clever, worth a lot of attention and so forth. The movie, in my opinion, is of a rather simple, nonetheless entertaining style, and it fulfills its purpose without much help from the viewer - all you have to do is watch. This is an absolutely different breed of movies, which are rather trivial, but are good for relaxation, leisure or entertainment or whatever. Nothing serious, however.
And one more thing: I did find the plot a bit underdeveloped. However, it may be because I am not familiar with the whole series of a prequel, "Firefly". But if you take the movie as an independent piece, there most definitely is something missing. Not that something is not clear - on the contrary, everything you need to know becomes clear by the end, it's just that by the end of the movie, I had an involuntary comment that sounded something like "all this fuss, for what??" It seems like the whole thing is no big deal. Maybe it's the characters overacting, or the plot being underdeveloped, the abundance of cheesy moments and clichés or simply my ignorance of "Firefly". Whatever the reason, a certain combination of shortcomings gives this movie a flavor of underdevelopment, which is characteristic of all American movies, especially those spawned in the 21st.