Maximum Ride

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	Allie Marie Evans	Max
	Patrick Johnson	Fang
	Lyliana Wray	Angel
	Luke Gregory Crosby	Ari
	Gavin Lewis	Gazzy
	Tetona Jackson	Nudge
	Zayne Emory	Iggy
	Carrie Wampler	Ella
	Lillie Owers	Young Max
	Zander Faden	Young Ari
	Shaun Patrick Brady	Jake
	Karla Zamudio	Dr. Martinez
	Tina Huang	Dr. Rosen
	ChimneySwift11	Security Guard
	Omid Zader	Eraser 1
	Yarett Harper	Eraser 2
	Peter O'Brien	Jeb
	Caroline George	Director of Itex
	Tina Grimm	Actress

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Director	Jay Martin
Writer	James Patterson, Angelique Hanus, Jesse Spears
Producer	Gary Binkow, Amee Dolleman, Brittany V Gates, Leopoldo Gout, Jenna Marbles, Carrie Morrow, James Patterson, Andrew Reyes, Bill Robinson
Musician	Bowie Dinkel, Kelvin Pimont
Photography	Ed Wu

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My quick rating - 4,4/10. Pretty bland story that really never got going. Six children genetically cross-bred with avian DNA, complete with wings, take flight around the country to discover their origins. The plotline sums it up. Problem with this movie is some subpar FX, the lack of depth (flashbacks via MTV style don't cut it) and lack of any reason to care what happens to the kids. The action, so to speak, is pointless and they don't even try to find their origins, they more or less allude to it. Visually, the sweeping camera work looks very nice over the landscapes as they fly (don't focus on them, the vfx are horrid as I said) but that cannot save a lackluster effort such as this. I read that this is a series of books that supposedly are pretty good so I assume a sequel is on the way. I won't be bothering with it if they do. Aside from the main character, Max, the bit players are just there. The kid who blows stuff up at least ended the movie with a funny line. Not really a spoiler nor does it make it worth it to watch just for that. If you know the books, you will be disappointed, and if you don't know them, you most likely still will be. I know I was.

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