Dave Bautista steps down from the blockbusters to lead this tense thriller about a country torn apart and a new civil war beginning.
The opening scene showed such promise, I was gripped immediately but within 15-20 minutes my hopes were dashed.
I couldn't get over how poor everything looked, considering Bautista is on the upswing of his career I expected him to be more careful with his roles. The sfx are oddly weak and the camera work is some of the shoddiest I've ever seen considering the films budget. Seriously, at one point I think the camera goes up Daves ass while following him.
Though the concept is a bit far fetched I think considering the current state of the US at time of writing this or something similar is more realistic than most want to admit.
Sadly as mentioned the film falls apart early and it descended into yet another action flick with little going for it.
Bautista has done nothing to silence his critics here as he puts in arguably his worst performance yet.
This film is the very definition of potential squandered, it should have been SO much better.
The Good:
Fantastic opening sequence
The Bad:
Very poorly shot
Shoddy sfx
Soundtrack doesn't fit
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Such a far fetched plot being believable at this time is genuinely scary
I couldn't take the Jewish gang seriously
The opening scene showed such promise, I was gripped immediately but within 15-20 minutes my hopes were dashed.
I couldn't get over how poor everything looked, considering Bautista is on the upswing of his career I expected him to be more careful with his roles. The sfx are oddly weak and the camera work is some of the shoddiest I've ever seen considering the films budget. Seriously, at one point I think the camera goes up Daves ass while following him.
Though the concept is a bit far fetched I think considering the current state of the US at time of writing this or something similar is more realistic than most want to admit.
Sadly as mentioned the film falls apart early and it descended into yet another action flick with little going for it.
Bautista has done nothing to silence his critics here as he puts in arguably his worst performance yet.
This film is the very definition of potential squandered, it should have been SO much better.
The Good:
Fantastic opening sequence
The Bad:
Very poorly shot
Shoddy sfx
Soundtrack doesn't fit
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Such a far fetched plot being believable at this time is genuinely scary
I couldn't take the Jewish gang seriously