Dune (2021)
Dune By Calum Whitfield Beautiful to look at and spectacular to listen to, Dune builds an intriguing universe and large cast of characters but ultimately fails to do much with them. 3/5 Cameras 🎥🎥🎥 Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Written by: Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, and Eric Roth Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, et al No Copyright Infringement Intended Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of the most popular and influential science fiction novels ever written, one I will confess now to having never read. Numerous attempts have been made to adapt it, most famously a 1984 take by David Lynch that gets a mixed reception at best. Denis Villeneuve has now stepped in, fresh from a successful Sci-Fi-spree with Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, to give his own take. Dune centres around Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) who has just been placed in charge of the desert planet Arrakis, the only known source of Spice, a ...