Paynebyname

Like the theme of this film, do you search for something significant during the night? Scanning the streaming channels for something a bit different, heartwarming and memorable?

Then like me, try to stumble onto this fabulous little gem. It's well made, well told, has engaging characters, great music and an upbeat hopeful atmosphere.

I didn't use the title of this review lightly for Contact is one of my favourite films with my favourite ever line from a film.

"Small moves Ellie, small moves".

Of course this doesn't have the same budget and backing that Contact had but it doesn't make it any less worthy or resonating as that film.

Not only is the film inspiring in it's message but moreso in it's execution. With good writing, decent characters and a lot of love, you don't need millions to tell a compelling and engaging story.

It dealt with themes of hope, ambition, reflection and friendship all under the umbrella of grounded and believable Sci fi.

I thought it a wonderful little discovery and I despair of those that might have voted it down. What could anyone possibly find wrong with this film? What could anyone possibly find disagreeable with it?

Not only did the film entertain and engage me but it also reminded me of the joy of finding these nuggets of class when you least expect them.

Detach your cynicism, jettison your apathy and embrace this delightful slice of Sci fi cinema.

I read the reviews and though it didn't look like much, I thought I would check it out.

It's hard to look past Anthony's activism but I tried but I found his character so bland and insipid. Maybe this is the fault of the script but every line he delivers, feels like it is a quote for a trailer.

Short, monosyllabic and uninteresting.

The two female interests are competing to see who can be the most masculine with their drinking, swearing and fighting. All the while, Anthony simps along demonstrating an obvious apathy but none of the rough survival instinct that you would assume survivors of this event would need to have.

The monsters are yawn inducing, the action scenes had zero tension and they handled the guns and weaponry like a child might handle their first crayons.

There was no grit or realism. They were all phoning in their performances from their plush trailers if on location or standing infront of the green screen.

I paused the film to go to the toilet and when I came back I realised that I was thoroughly bored with it. I had a good idea where the paint by numbers story was going but recognised that I didn't actually care about watching it or the characters within it.

What a pointless and forgettable film made by an obvious committee.

I like Taron a lot but his character was so insufferable. So weak and cucked and apathetic. Maybe that is how he felt about the script.

The makers are so desperate to downgrade the white male lead and make his wife look down on him with a mixture of pity and contempt that you don't actually care for either of them.

There were so many contrivances and plot holes that it just became pedestrian and boring hence why I switched off 40 mins from the end because I realised that I was thoroughly bored.

Do writers and directors not actually try anymore? Do they not study films that came before and attempt to be different or do they now have so many boxes to tick and quotas to fill that actually creating an engaging story is redundant?

Either way this was tedious forgettable nonsense.