Off the Grid

Three talented actors trapped in a flaming mess of a film, thanks to some of the worst direction I've seen. I genuinely hope Josh, Greg, and Peter's careers come out unscathed after this disaster.

Like a train wreck, it was impossible to look away. Morbid curiosity kept me watching. I only finished it out of respect for the actors.

The director clearly skipped every tactical consultation that could've saved this joke of a production. I've seen middle schoolers playing airsoft with more discipline and realism than the so-called professionals onscreen.

And Paul? He should stick to whatever it was he did before acting-because this ain't it. His performance had me checking for hidden cameras. For a second, I thought this was an elaborate prank show.

Whoever greenlit his role must be blind, or maybe just confused by his expressionless, post-botox glare. The man couldn't act his way out of a paper bag.

The script didn't do anyone any favors either. Even seasoned actors struggled to breathe life into the garbage dialogue they were handed.

Honestly, this entire film felt like it was funded with misappropriated charitable donations for wounded tactical mannequins-with Paul as the prototype.

Had so much potential. Soon as you see the bad guy, which is a cross between a B movie dracula and uncle fester who walks like he has a back problem you know it's going downhill. Beautiful back drops and scenery, good plot but the villain is awful and dont get me started on the awful centre greasy center parting they gave him. You will know what i mean when you see it.

The sheriff is equally bad, you just think seriously? Really? It's like it was directed by a primary school drama teacher who got fired for drinking on the job.

The "hero" isn't too bad apart from the cheesy scene in the bar. This could have been a great movie but you know exactly what's going to happen especially with the teenager. And how did this engineer suddenly have the skills of Arnie in Predator. Was he in the special forces before going into engineering? Good luck with this one.

This movie felt like MacGyver, Lost, The Fugitive, and a telenovela got trapped in a writer's room, then someone sprinkled in Predator (1987) and No Country for Old Men and said, "Perfect - now let's shoot it like a high school project." The plot is all over the place, characters make baffling decisions, and the tone swings wildly between gritty survival thriller and melodramatic soap opera. Visually, it tries to be cinematic but ends up chaotic - like someone discovered both slow motion and shaky cam and used them nonstop. It's oddly entertaining in a "what am I even watching?" kind of way. If you're looking for logic or cohesion, abandon all hope. It's either a misunderstood masterpiece or a beautiful disaster. Still undecided.

Such an irritating performance from Ricky Russert. Brings the film down so much. The script didn't help but he finds himself lost between a batman villain and Javier bardem in no country for old men.

Wasted potential? 100% yes. There's an idea, a film which would keep the audience entertained but with the right screenwriters who can develop characters and the story.

Josh Duhnmel does what he can with the material available to him but ultimately falls flat due to the weak supporting cast (RICKY). I'm not even sure he understands what personality his character is suppose to be.

I hate focusing on one piece or person of the film but if it affects the whole film then you must be cruel to be kind.

Acting school? Highly recommend.

Granted, I have to say that I figured that a movie with the likes of Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear and Peter Stormare would most likely prove entertaining, and thus I opted to watch the 2025 movie "Off the Grid" without ever having heard about it. Sure, the fact that it was a movie that I hadn't already seen also helped to sweeten the deal, adding to the fact that I would give the movie a fair chance.

Writer Jim Agnew didn't exactly put together the most exciting and riveting of storylines. Sure, it was watchable, but the pacing of the narrative served as an anchor around the foot of the movie, holding it back and making it a bit of a struggle to sit through 105 minutes of watching it. I wasn't particularly impressed with the contents of the script and storyline.

Aside from Josh Duhamel, Peter Stormare and Greg Kinnear, then I was only familiar with Michael Papajohn and David Lipper. The acting performances in the movie, despite the fact that the script wasn't particularly great, proved to actually be adequate.

While "Off the Grid" was a semi-watchable movie, it is hardly a movie that will grace my screen a second time.

My rating of director Johnny Martin's 2025 movie "Off the Grid" lands on a generous four out of ten stars.