Dune: Part Two: Review

Spoilers Ahead!!!

 

Dune's second part exceeds the first film in every way, while creating one of the greatest Sci-Fi adaptations of all time!

The story line was so good. I started reading the books shortly after watching the first part back in 2021, and I am already halfway through the 4th book, and I can say that it was a faithful adaptation of the first Dune book. Denis Villeneuve knew the task, and managed to stay the course of the book, and I am so glad that he made sure that this was a morally grey movie. This was something I was a bit worried about, but he did such a good job at staying faithful to the story line from the books.

The acting was amazing! Timothée Chalamet absolutely crushed his role as Paul Atreides. Chalamet did a great job at showing his tragic turn towards the last act. He continues to show he has a bright future ahead of him, and that he is a very versatile actor. Zendaya played Chani to perfection. I will admit, when I first read the book, I did not picture Zendaya as Chani, I pictured Florence Pugh or Rachel Zegler in that role, but I was glad that she managed to exceed expectations. Austin Butler knocked it out of the park as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen. Again, not the actor I originally pictured for that role, I personally wanted Robert Pattinson or Bill Skarsgård, but I knew he was perfect the moment he showed up. Javier Bardem was great as Stilgar. I was surprised at how many funny lines he had, but it helped kind of lighten the mood, which was nice. I personally pictured Joseph Mawle as Stilgar, but Bardem was great. Rebecca Ferguson was perfect as Lady Jessica. She did a great job at showing how manipulative Jessica was, and how she used the Fremen's hopes for her own benefit. So well acted on every level!

The visuals were so amazing! I was lucky enough to watch this on an IMAX screen, and man did that enhance the viewing experience. I haven't seen visuals this good on the big screen in years. They really did remind me of visual effects from the Lord of the Rings series. So glad they made the worms look so cool!

The action scenes were so stunning! Again, so glad I saw this on the IMAX. The sets shaking during the sandworm riding scenes were so amazing. I am glad that they showcased the action scenes, unlike the book which skimmed over them.

I am so excited to see how Denis Villeneuve will adapt Dune: Messiah. If done right, this could be even better than this movie, and it would make Dune one of the greatest Sci-Fi trilogies of all time. Also, I absolutely loved the casting of Anya Taylor-Joy as Alia Atreides. That is exactly who I pictured in that role, and she is going to dominate the screen in Dune: Messiah.

One final thing. I really hope Denis Villeneuve adapts Children of Dune. This is my favorite book in the series so far, and it would be the perfect conclusion of the franchise by Denis Villeneuve. It would just feel wrong to adapt Dune: Messiah without doing Children of Dune IMO. 

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

4 out of 4 stars