“Could I be wrong? Sure, but the odds of this being good are about the same as television suddenly realizing the world is made up of more than just White people. I’d sooner bet on Britney Spears making a comeback and/or being named mother of the year than this movie being a hit. The only real positive for it is that the female lead is good looking, and there isn’t another action or sci-fi film out to compete with it. [Jumper is so bad as to not count.]"
Having seen the film I can say this – I was wrong. It was an even worse mash of Mad Max, 28 Days Later, A Knights Tale, and Equilibrium than I imagined. Oh and a touch of Escape from New York as well.
The film sucked. The best part of the film may have been the introduction. It was singly the most intelligent part of the whole film. Another positive in the film is that the Black actor (Adrian Lester of Hustle I believe) does not get killed off in 15 minutes, and he even has a brain (though he does get killed, have no doubt).
How they got Malcolm McDowell or Bob Hoskins I have no idea. The film did not have that big a budget. And it showed. And they were very wasted talent, though combined I think they had all of 10 minutes of on-screen time.
One positive was the way the film jumps from a nihilistic future, to Mad Max/Escape from New York, to Knight’s tale and back. Dumb, but inventive.
If there was a reason to see the film – like someone paid you – I can understand seeing it. If while playing Frisbee with a friend you realize that the Frisbee is actually this on DVD, keep playing Frisbee.
Seriously the film was dumb. And boring. And way longer than it needed to be. I was tempted to stop watching after the only Black guy in the film died, since he seemed to be the smartest person in the film and the best fighter. At least he made it ¾ of the way through.
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