Serenity (2005)

Watched Serenity for the second time. Last I saw it was... 7 years ago (?) when it came out on DVD. Liked it better this time around, maybe cause I was more invested having watched part of the series now. I always liked Wash and Jayne, probably because Tudyk and Baldwin are two of my favorite character actors. But I appreciated Mal much more this time around knowing more of his backstory. I still hold that Nathan Fillion is too likable a person to convincingly play the tough as nails take no shit captain he did through most of the series without coming off like an irredeemably dislikable character. He just doesn't have it in him to convincingly be that kind of character. But I think he and Whedon found the right balance in Serenity to pull off the gruff captain with the heart of gold. And Chiwetel Ejiofor is awesome as always. Quite enjoyable outing this time around. 7/10.

One thing though. What is Joss Whedon's fetish with killer-tough bad girls all about? Buffy, River, Echo, Akima, it's like I can hear his eyes rolling into the back of his head writing these chicks. lol.