The Fix

Weird. This movie started off pretty strong just to go down the cheap route. It felt like a whole different movie the second half. The music was also strange. It didn't set the mood and the loud/strange music didn't match the scenes. Honestly, it's so strange how the feel of the movie shifted. Also they dressed the lead very poorly. The clothes hung off her like rags. Her white shorts for the party looked like oversized bloomers. I really had expectations for this movie. It seemed unique and a fun watch outside of my normal genre. The budget was a lot more than I was expecting though you can see certain scene they cut back on (glitching while cutting the fence).

The synopsis and plot description sounded similar to Limitless (2011) but this film deals more so with a drug which they aren't certain of and in a seemingly dystopian future world. The entire plot revolves around the lead taking the entirety of this drug in which we don't know why. She didn't know what it was yet thought it was apparently a good idea to consume the entirety. Then was surprised that there were obvious side effects and bizarre happenings.

The film is somewhat engaging but moves at such a rapid pace and at times feels off. We don't necessarily know much about the lead character to truly cate, besides her being a model/ actress in commercials who seemingly was being cheated on by her virtues wort her best friend.

The action and overall tone feels like a teen novel but it's apparently an original concept by the director. The ending was also seemingly setup to set a sequel which came rather abruptly and left with questions unanswered. In the end, it's a film concept which we have seen a lot better in the last but there's still somewhat of an engaging factor.

The scenes were rushed. The acting was subpar. I couldn't connect with the main character, and her yelling a lot didn't make me feel anymore for her or what she was going through. It was the same for all the other characters. The whole thing felt superficial. Like the movie wasn't well thought out, they just took an idea and ran with it. The story had no real point to it and felt immature. The ending was very unsatisfying and the twist it presented was laughable and made me roll my eyes internally. There were attempts to add action scenes, but the metal music was cheesy and the action was mediocre. Besides a few pretty shots of the landscape, there was not much to enjoy, other than being amused at how terrible the plot and acting was.

The ratings on here are a bit harsh in my opinion. Sure it's not a movie that will be remembered in the future but for a rather low budget science fiction from South-Africa it was certainly not that bad. Sure some film locations looked a bit low budget and that could have been easily fixed but besides that the acting was not bad at all and the story was interesting to follow. Grace Van Dien plays the main character and she did well. Maybe with more special effects and a bit more action scenes would have benefited the quality of the movie but overall The Fix is worth a watch if you're not too picky.

In the near future, toxin in the air is killing the world. People need to wear respirator masks to survive. Big pharma Aethera has created AIRemedy which is the only known antidote against the toxin, but there may be a limited supply which must be taken constantly. Ella McPhee is the face of AIRemedy advertising. She is depressed over her mother and the world in general despite having a secure supply of the drug. At a party, she takes an overdose of a new drug without knowing the consequences.

This is a South African sci-fi. It is obviously referencing the recent pandemic. Some movies hit that note too hard making it fall flat. This is one of those and it's weird that the toxin has no name. The story is a bit messy. At one point, the movie turns into The Fly including the ear, but then it turns into something else. It wants to be bigger, but it doesn't get there.