After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Planet of the Apes has generally received mixed reviews.
Review of Planet of the Apes (2001)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 02 Apr 2005
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Review of Planet of the Apes (2001)
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Review of Planet of the Apes (2001)
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Planet of the Apes was released in 2001 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 68 reviews, giving Planet of the Apes (2001) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 51%.
With a score of 53%, Planet of the Apes is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2001 with similar scores include films like Not Another Teen Movie, Shallow Hal and The One.
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