Would have been better as part of an anthology series
This is a mediocre movie with a premise that's been done before. It would have been better as part of an anthology TV series than a movie. At least that way it would have only been 50 minutes and they could have skipped over the time killing techno-babble. If it had been part of "The Outer Limits" in the 90's, it would have been a reasonably good episode.
The movie has a few other problems as well. Some of the characters are typical stock characters. The way people act sometimes doesn't seem realistic. Sorry to pick on him, but David Hyland's acting is not very good. Even worse is Eric Bell, but at least has a very small part. (The rest of the cast is descent given what they had to work with.) It's set near Mars but has nothing to do with Mars. There is a back-story about an interplanetary conflict that contributes nothing to the actual story. And the ending is unsatisfying.
The movie has a few other problems as well. Some of the characters are typical stock characters. The way people act sometimes doesn't seem realistic. Sorry to pick on him, but David Hyland's acting is not very good. Even worse is Eric Bell, but at least has a very small part. (The rest of the cast is descent given what they had to work with.) It's set near Mars but has nothing to do with Mars. There is a back-story about an interplanetary conflict that contributes nothing to the actual story. And the ending is unsatisfying.
- currie-5
- 15 jun 2024