sirwinniespencerchurchill

I'm a progressive and imma say this: This show doesn't know what it wants to be or who it is trying to appeal to and it should've stuck with sci-fi and history. There's huge potential there with the subject matter, the flashbacks to the '50s/origin story are interesting (and the only place you'll see decent acting aside from Papa Russell), you want to see what's unfolding (though some plot holes and the goofy scietist is annoying), you've got the history, mystery, sci-fi, conspiracy and even a bit of post-apoc crowd on the hook, wanting mature developed script and characters and they go and mess it up spectacularly. It devolves into teenage Harry Potter/Scooby Doo or angsty edgelord drama too often. The young characters are inexplicably and outrageously unlikable. Obnoxious doesn't even begin to cover it...I find myself wishing they get eaten most of the time. I have no emotional attachment or empathy for them because they're mostly just awful. Even when there's no need for it they're hostile and entitled. Look at that edge and rizz. Empowerment means snappy rudeness and sociopathy!! We're all expected to believe that Monarch, this huge global organisation tasked with protecting the world from monsters, trying to find out what some super important person knows, a person the reason the title is what it is...a descendent of the founders...has never searched the known offices of that person even after they disappear and instead decide It's going to loosely follow his unqualified kids and an inclusivity hire hoping they'll work it out first because it's their "legacy" (this is oft repeated. This makes you uniquely skilled on a mitochondrial level apparently because your grandparents discovered a monster in the 1950s. It makes no sense other than to justify the clunky title)...Kids r the future y'all. They'll save the planet! Even more terrifying, it took me until episode 6 to find out bc-face San Fran girl and co. Aren't teenagers. She was a teacher in the flashbacks not a student. These little creeps are supposed to be grown adults? Lord help us. The timing is just ridiculous of events too in present-day. I checked out by episode 3-4 mostly and wished we'd get some GoT culling so the adults could talk. I just kept watching for the 1950s flashbacks and to see Kurt Russell a little bit.

I found this enjoyable, it shows the harsh reality of the West, racism in a post-Civil War world and the moral ambiguity of people trying to survive on the frontier. If top reviewer thinks people didn't have conversation along those lines they're wrong. This is rw brain rot setting in. Cinematography was good, a few beautiful shots of the American wilderness, action scenes decent though I don't place particular stock in that. I would have liked to see a bit more with the Comanche (and with subs). It kept me entertained and it was suspenseful enough to not get distracted with movies w/this score. I'd watch something similar again and it's better than a 5.6. Women fought in the Civil War as men. Fact. Deal with it. Triggered rw snowflakes get upset at the mere sight of woman or black person in movies now and downvote things with their Cheeto-encrusted fingers. Fact...and it's ruined ratings. Your place is slowly slipping and I laugh.

I enjoy Westerns and I can tolerate some pretty cheap ones on Prime or Crackle too but this was not engaging. As others have said it is a walking cliche revenge flick but with stiff moments and bad or bizarre dialogue at times and veers into outright cringey on a couple of occasions. Wait until you get to the "fear" speech and devil speech. Cage isn't very good in it, "me psychopath, me tough, me disinterested, me no speak much" is a bit boring and has zero range. The addition of a potentially autistic or sociopathic child could have been interesting if the dialogue and plot were better, but it ain't. Up against an Oscar winner, Nick Searcy is the standout performance in the film but he was given little to work with. The kid has an acting future but her character just didn't engage me. Empathy disorders will do that. If you can get it for free give it a try but don't pay for it.

I'm genuinely shocked at how bad this is. The acting is horrific and I don't understand why, I can't even put into words it's actually eerie, like being in a parallel universe...they've never been oscar-worthy but at least there was competency and humour and some kind of (sort of) natural flow w/ the older franchise. There's no chemistry or ability here. It's so awkward and wooden, embarrassing even. I'm embarrassed for Kevin Smith and the cast. At times I expect to hear "Oh hi Mark" it's that bad at times. Even cameos, actors I like, are bad...they deliver the lines/jokes like they're waiting for a laugh track that never comes because of the constant awkward pauses and super low budget aesthetic. Most of the movie has a musical backing track to hide how terrible the acting and dialogue is, which in and of itself is annoying. The jokes are mostly absent and what exists is just weak nostalgia throwbacks...even then I didn't remember most of them because it's been so many years since I've seen the others. Unless you're a giant fanboy you might want to watch the two Clerks films again before tackling this it might make a little more sense. Weak nostalgia can't make up for the mess that this is. We get it Kevin, you had a heart attack and are going through another mid-life crisis but that's not a reason to make a movie.

Why is everyone calling this a show? Anyway I'm glad it never took off. Australian accent, daytime TV camera quality and poor acting aside, this is just straight up apologia for the South and its ridiculous view of itself. Yes they owned slaves but they knew it was wrong! Thomas Jefferson did too, despite not bothering to free his own children in his will (knew it was wrong though), look how noble whitey is descending down freein' the slaves to "Amazing Grace" after the sisters pitched a fit about it but were magically immediately converted because of their genetic nobility no doubt. Despite the believable actions the protagonist John freeing the slaves /s he nevertheless quit West Point to fight for the Confederacy because reasons. Because HONOR, damnit. Compelled not just to fight, but to raise his own rabble regiment out of the extremely racist PoS that were previously plotting to kill his sisters over the rumour of some freed slaves! Such was John's nobility. Because that nasty West Point General was going to attack Virginia and burn it all down! All because of a little thing like owning human beings. John was just like the noble DEFINITELY knew that slavery was wrong hero, Robert E. Lee! Who definitely wasn't a slave-owning traitor who enslaved free black men from the North to fight for the South *wink*! What was he supposed to do? Support the humanists and the actual United States? Lol no. Honor (whispers loudly: and slavery).