City of Ember 2008

City of Ember 2008 Synopsis:

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. When mankind is about to come to an end, a group of scientists decide to create and populate a city deep underground. The city of Ember is to last for 200 years after which its inhabitants are to retrieve from a strong box instructions to return to the surface. Over time however, the message is lost and life in Ember is rapidly deteriorating. Their power supply is failing and food is being rationed. It's left to two young adults to unearth the secret of Ember and to lead the way out.

City of Ember 2008 Description:

Genre: Adventure | Family
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970411/
Size: 756.71 MB
Quality: 720p
Resolution: 1280*528
Frame Rate: 23.976 fps
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Run Time: 1hr 30 min
MPR: PG

City of Ember 2008 Cast:

Bill Murray

David Ryall

Harry Treadaway

Ian McElhinney

Tim Robbins

City of Ember 2008 Review:

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 53% based on 124 reviews, with the the site's consensus stating: "City of Ember is visually arresting, and boasts a superb cast, but is sadly lacking in both action and adventure." Stephen Holden wrote in The New York Times that the "talents of Saoirse Ronan, the brilliant young actress from Atonement," were "wasted in the science-fiction juvenilia of City of Ember," though he added (and was one of many who disagree that the film is "lacking in both action and adventure"), "Most of the time, however, it's a whiz-bang kid's film with neat gadgets and sound effects and an extended chase and escape sequence through underground rivers and tunnels. At only 95 minutes, the movie feels as though it had been shredded in the editing room... The best things about this yarn are scenes of ominous grinding machinery of the kind found in railway yards, as well as several zany gadgets worthy of Rube Goldberg. The most witty is a primitive telephone-answering machine that resembles the do-it-yourself hi-fi kits assembled by audiophiles in the early days of stereo... Tim Robbins is also on hand as Doon's earnest, secretly rebellious father, who spends his days tinkering with exotic inventions... But not to worry: the boundless resourcefulness of two curious, clean-cut adolescents full of gee-whiz enthusiasm may lead humanity back into the fresh air and sunlight." Metacritic gave the film a 57/100 rating indicating "mixed or average reviews", based on reviews from 27 critics.

City of Ember 2008 Box Office Report:

On its opening weekend, the film opened poorly at #11 at the box office with $3,129,473. As of February 20, 2010, the film has grossed $17,929,684 worldwide, well below its $55 million budget.