I really wanted to give it a three, but in the end it was a truly mediocre work. Its like he put all of his best into the second book and he couldn't ramp it up in the third. He was going for EPIC, but it just comes of as: John Carter finds his way into unknown place, John Carter overhears important info, John Carter get disguise, John Carter is discovered, John Carter kills a shit-ton of villain, alas the princess is in another castle... This happens THREE TIMES. Also, our hero comes off as a real childish idiot A LOT. I mean he's not the smartest tool in the shed, but getting pissy because your girlfriend doesn't recognize you when you have on a disguise from two stories away... yeah DUMB. I don't have a lot of good to say... it's just ugh... another trilogy ruined in the third act.