No Good Heroes

Low budget alien movie just...didn't quite hit with me. I didn't really connect with any of the characters and this one will have to end up with 3/10

Great story. I like that it is cerebral and not focused on special effects. I wasn't sure what to expect based on earlier reviews and was pleasantly surprised.

Yes, the film does suffer from the poor performances of some of the minor players, but I was drawn to it by the unusual plot (the cop KNOWS about the aliens in the woods) and I was not disappointed. There's plenty of horror and suspense throughout, even through the ending where it's unsure all loose ends are truly tied up. The aliens themselves are well done, there's a modern amount of disgusting gore and I was able to care about the characters. A pleasant diversion, worth a watch (but perhaps not before a trip to the woods).

The idea sounded very interesting and creative, so there was enough to make one want to see it. The cover looked quite eerie. So saw 'No Good Heroes' with genuine interest and wanting to at least sort of like it even if it had many problems.

Seeing it, well 'No Good Heroes' certainly did have many problems and it is pretty much exactly the same feelings had when watching a few other films recently. The bad news was that there was not an awful lot good, let alone great, about it, so it was difficult for me to sort of like it, the little that's good being far overshadowed by the bad. Having prepared myself to do that, that was disappointing. Not a terrible film or without redeeming qualities, and there is far worse out there of the genre and overall. Liked the concept for 'No Good Heroes', the execution was just wanting.

'No Good Heroes' at least didn't insult my intelligence. It at least didn't make me angry watching it. Despite giving it a relatively low score and negative review, it even didn't make me regret watching it altogether, there are imminently worse films out there.

It started off quite promisingly in an unsettling sort of way.

Setting was quite spooky at times as was the lighting.

Unfortunately, 'No Good Heroes' did lack tension and suspense, and much of it was on the obvious side. The script is stilted and very repetitive while the direction tends to be static and pedestrian. 'No Good Heroes' looked as though it was made in a rush and it shows in its drab look. The acting throughout is like watching an over-spend of wood while the aliens lacked personality and cheaply designed.

Was let down by the story. Conceptually interesting and wasn't too bad starting, at least too there actually was one, but the dull pace, due to some very uneventful stretches in particularly the middle, and the muddled way it was structured, meaning things didn't make sense, cheapened things. The characters are flimsily developed and bland even though the actors do their best. It can feel vague and while nothing is intelligence insulting there is both ridiculousness and trying to take it too seriously.

Overall, potentially interesting but weak. 3/10 Bethany Cox

"No Good Heroes" is never going to be an Oscar winning film but it never tries to be. For a quirky low budget Sci-fi thriller, its goal is to entertain and captivate. Is there a good story with engaging characters? Yes. Is it watchable? Yes. Is it fun? Yes. Will it hold your attention? Yes? Is it suspenseful? Yes. Does it have a sense of humor? Yes it does. So relax with "Heroes." Kick back. Make some popcorn. Enjoy the show.