The meat of this franchise seems more in line with Edward Bernays than any fantasy or sci-fi author. This latest edition takes public relations to its bloodiest extreme.

This is certainly a film adults can get into. The explosions, propaganda techniques, and unrest are a reminder of a history not entirely out of reach; a world and society all too realistic. for many living today.

It may be the franchise's third movie, but it plays like its 'Empire Strikes Back.'

It's not particularly eventful but it's bloody well more interesting than more lathering, rinsing and repeating.