To start, this movie was visually stunning, and perhaps worth seeing for that alone. However, without the impressive visuals, what would remain is a story with little depth that covers no new ground. At several times, a deeper story is hinted at, but never is fleshed out. Similarly, the characters are by and large just caricatures without much depth. Though some depth is again hinted at here, it is mostly just in passing and never amounts to anything that affects the plot. Avatar could have been more satisfying with more attention spent developing the amazing world in which it was set. Despite all of that, it was a fairly enjoyable action movie... throughout the 2.5 hours, I never found it to be dull or dragging.