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Seriously, I'm getting too old to be going to midnight screenings... Thankfully, Salvation had enough action (pretty much wall-to-wall) and very loud effects to keep me awake and engaged all the way through. In trying to explain this movie to my father, I came up with "it follows a very monochromatic spectrum." This has nothing to do with the color palette used, I am referring to the themes, events, and travel the story makes. It sticks very close to its guiding rail and plays it hard and fast. No unexpected messages in this story, no unnecessary scenes to take you out of the world. It's very focused. That's a good thing in a movie like Salvation as long as you aren't expecting anything like the also action-packed but comparatively colorful and broad spectrumed Star Trek. The reason I am only giving Salvation a 4 is because of its lack of thematic diversity. It certainly doesn't make it any less entertaining, just less colorful and doesn't give you as much to think about on your way out, so it might lack staying power when you think back on it in a few years.

4/5