"Pacific Rim," is the latest feature from genre mastermind Guillermo del Toro, who made The Pale Man of "Pan's Labyrinth the subject of everyone's nightmares. It is the equivalent of a young boy playing with his action figures: it is filled with awe-inspiring imagination, but its story is just a little bit on the faulty side.
In terms of action movies, "Pacific Rim" is more "Aliens" than "Alien": it's about spectacle, not subtlety. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as this is the essence of every most major summer blockbusters since the 1980s. "Pacific Rim" has no limits, and its scope is often stunning. Del Toro clearly cares so much about perfecting this world and then tearing it to pieces.
