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    A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

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Roger Ebert

Caesar, to begin with, is a wonderfully executed character, a product of special effects and a motion-capture performance by Andy Serkis, who earlier gave us Gollum in 'Lord of the Rings'.

rogerebert.com/reviews/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2011

The Guardian

This really is a very enjoyable film: suspenseful and involving, and Caesar is a great character.

theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/11/rise-planet-of-apes-review

IMDb

The star of the show is Caesar the chimp, who is brought to life with 2011 CGI and a great performance from Andy Serkis.

imdb.com/title/tt1318514/

Common Sense Media

This is an entertaining, well-acted origin story. The poignant, complicated relationship between Will, his ailing-then-improved father, and their beloved Caesar is a bona fide tearjerker.

commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes

Los Angeles Times

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' is as good as it is partly because it’s strong in the areas all films, not just summer blockbusters, should be.

latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-aug-05-la-et-apes-20110805-story.html

Variety

Thanks to stunning advances in performance capture technology, director Rupert Wyatt successfully builds the story around a cast of photoreal CG simians.

variety.com/2011/film/reviews/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-1117945755/#!

IGN

The problem with creating intelligent apes is that they can wind up being even smarter than you...

ign.com/articles/2011/08/03/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-review

NPR

Rise of the Planet of the Apes replaces the sociopolitical underpinnings of the original film with a limp warning about the evils of animal testing.

npr.org/2011/08/05/138900595/rise-welcomes-earths-new-ape-overlords

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