Synopsis
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.
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Cast
- Nathan FillionMalcolm "Mal" Reynolds
- Summer GlauRiver Tam
- Gina TorresZoë Alleyne Washburne
- Alan TudykHoban "Wash" Washburne
- Morena BaccarinInara Serra
- Adam BaldwinJayne Cobb
- Jewel StaiteKaywinnet Lee "Kaylee" Frye
- Sean MaherSimon Tam
- Ron GlassShepherd Derrial Book
- Chiwetel EjioforThe Operative
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Film Threat
This is a film that exists because of fans, was written for the fans and yet can be enjoyed by just about anyone willing to have a good time. - 88
Charlotte Observer
Whedon wants to make a Serenity trilogy, and I suspect the actors will grow on me if he does. In this case, familiarity would breed not contempt but comfort. - 80
The A.V. Club
Serenity is still taut, immersive, and alternately hilarious and heartbreaking, a well-balanced blend of whooping Wild West action and space opera. - 80
Dallas Observer
It's but a witty, engaging hodgepodge of archetypes and clichés; it retreads not only the TV show's story lines, but also those of every "Star Trek" and "Gunsmoke" episode. It needed the room of a big screen just to fit all of its influences into a single place. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Jaw set but never stiff, he (Fillion) gets both the Whedon wit and the Whedon grandiloquence between cheek and gum, and gives the whole enterprise the heft of a real saga. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Serenity is made of dubious but energetic special effects, breathless velocity, much imagination, some sly verbal wit and a little political satire. - 75
Miami Herald
Serenity shows what might have happened if Han Solo had been the focus of the original "Star Wars" instead of whiny Jedi wannabe Luke Skywalker. - 70
Variety
What makes Serenity refreshing is its avoidance of CGI, which gives the pic a much more human dimension; the evident chemistry between the cast; and a humor that doesn't rely simply on flip one-liners.