As we all know, anyone who trolls IMDB reviews and playing around with our collection. Many "Elitists" have a great deal of fun being typical Cinema Karens as I enjoy calling them, wouldn't know a run of the mill good time escapist movie if they starred in it themselves...lmao. It's not Citizen Kane, nor is it suppose to be. It's a mid budget action flick, and should be judged accordingly, I enjoyed it very much considering it lacked many of the qualities that SHOULD be required for a low (Below 5) rating, The acting was good, the story and premise was interesting, Gina has come a long way in her ability to appear comfortable on the screen now. She was great in this film, as were the other actors. My usual complaints are no different here than another of this type of film...that being "I wish they had more money to flesh out the effects and story". In the end I judge such films by how good they were able to carry on without a big budget to tell the story...and on that note this one did quite well.
I enjoyed it to the end, it was a decent use of my entertaining hours, kept me engaged, and did not distract me with bad acting or effects. (Personally I'd rather a film team forgo a desired special effect than make a bad or cheesy one because they could not afford to make it as they envisioned). I have enjoyed Gina in Haywire, In the Blood and Extraction, and she has gotten more and more comfortable as an actress over the years. This film at worst could be given a 6 and at best an 8 according to your personal attachment (we all have our "things" that move us or attract us in a film, from actor, to story, to effects, certain scenes, or certain premises, or something even more obscure). This gets a solid 7 from me, I liked the premise and it gave food for fantasy, as a film should. If you're a film lover, or action film lover, there's really nothing too bad about this film and certainly worth being part of your Film collection.
