5 Reasons Why You Need To Go See ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ This Weekend

Matt Reeves’s _Dawn of the Planet of the Ape_s invades US theatres tomorrow (July 11th) and the critics are promising this is one not to be missed. Picking up 10 years on from where Rise of the Planet of the Apes left off, now Cesar and his nation of evolved apes are under threat from human survivors, hoping to prove they’re the dominant species. With an all-star cast including Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke and Keri Russell the movie has already scored an impressive 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But if you’re in need of more convincing, here’s five reasons why you need to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes this weekend.

5. Isn’t this what we’ve been waiting for?

A thought provoking blockbuster which delivers on the action while still carefully telling an engaging story? Dawn of the Planet of the Apes sounds miles away from Transformers: Age of Extinction. 2014 needs a great summer movie, and that’s what Matt Reeves has delivered. Throw in some award worthy performances from Andy Serkis and Toby Kebbell plus a load of dazzling special effects and you have one of the year’s best films so far.