Review | Netflix movie review: Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire marks an exciting start to Zack Snyder’s blend of Star Wars and Seven Samurai
- Starring Sofia Boutella, Bae Doona and Ed Skrein, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire sees superheroes gather in a distant galaxy to battle an evil empire
- Snyder brings his sensational world-building vision to the project but his muscular filmmaking style can pummel viewers into submission
3.5/5 stars
Rebel Moon opens in an agrarian colony on Veldt, a moon orbiting a ringed planet much like Saturn. When the colony is invaded by soldiers from the Imperium, it’s up to the orphaned Kora (Sofia Boutella) to recruit fighters to help the villagers. The problem is the rebels are scattered all over the galaxy.
Before Kora departs, she takes out a dozen or so enemies armed only with a hatchet – the first of many well-executed battles spread throughout the movie.
On a desert planet, Kora finds Tarak (Staz Nair), a warrior who can communicate with the animal world. Next, on a dying world polluted by mining, Nemesis (Bae Doona) displays expert sword skills. Titus (Djimon Hounsou), a disgraced Regent general, joins the team from a gladiator planet.
Meanwhile, the rebels are pursued by Admiral Atticus Noble (Ed Skrein), a ruthless killer who commands the King’s Gaze spaceship. No one is safe from his men, not even the mercenaries trying to betray the rebels.
