Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
Less Filling; Looks Great
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/17/2026
James Cameron's five-film epic plan gets to the third entry and, while still visually stunning and full of the same action/adventure - I can't help but feel it's also hitting a plateau. The story this time just feels a little bit too familiar and despite a fun, new villain in Oona Chaplin's manic fire clan leader Varang - the film plays a lot like the second: family gets split up, Quaritch (Stephen Lang) chasing them, humans being complete scum (aside from the few with seemingly the only conscience left), Sully (Sam Worthington) once again being a reluctant leader, family-family-family, teen Sigourney Weaver Kiri being all mystic and stuff and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) being a badass.
Surprisingly, however, it's Jack Champion's Spider - the one human amongst the Na'vi, who gets the best …
