DVD review: Ender's Game (M)

Ben Kingsley makes a good space hero.

Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) is a teenager on a very important mission - to save the world from annihilation.

Fifty years previously, an invasion by the Formics, a genocidal alien race, nearly saw the end of the Earth.

Only the brave efforts of Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley) saw the invasion fleet destroyed and the world returned to safety.

But Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) wants to ensure the Formics cannot rebuild and stage another attack.

He knows the future of the human race lies with the exceptional young minds of tomorrow's adults who are able to lead their military into battle.

To discover the best and brightest he creates a training academy that only the brilliant and talented will survive.

Ender is such a person. He shows the mental, physical and emotional skills to be a great leader and destroy the enemy once and for all. But it is not without trouble as Ender battles inner demons in pursuit of the top prize.

With the guidance of the great warrior Rackham, Ender faces a life or death test.

Ender's Game is great little story that relies more on the people and the plot than on the special effects. It is an entertaining space age adventure ideally suited to young teens.

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