The Fix

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.

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).

A toxic gas has spread across the globe, affecting all life on earth. People are wearing various types of masks to try and survive, even some dogs have masks on. The gas is not instantly fatal, but without masks or one drug that can keep people alive, there is no future. And the drug is in short supply, so the company really can decide who lives and who dies. But there is resistance from within the drug company, with a rogue employee who has smuggled out a possible antidote. Ella is a model, and appeared in one of the companies ad. But being a model doesn't make her rich, and through a convoluted route winds up taking a large dose of the possible antidote. This drug starts to change her physical make up, giving her some interesting powers. And the drug company is after her, since by harvesting her immunity, they can provide a larger supply of an antidote drug, and make lots of money by providing it to those they deem should survive. So can she survive the mutations the drug is giving her, and will the company be able to capture her? And interesting variation on a routine story about a greedy drug company and their desire to reap wealth, and a small group who are opposed to what they are doing. The special effects of her change are perhaps the best part of the movie, and well done. Decent enough movie, but not great. In different hands, with perhaps a larger budget and more refinement, it could be a great thriller.

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.

It's a decent flic, probably produced on a lower budget, definitely a 6 or 7, maybe a 5 if you don't like the concept, definitely worth a watch.

I wouldn't normally review films but it appears like something else is going on given the number of 1 star reviews. A scale of 1 to 10 it's a relative measure from the worst film ever to the best, which can be slightly be influenced by the reviewers preference and film watching experience. THIS IS NOT A ONE STAR film, it's so far away from that it's just insulting. I would argue against any 3 star reviews, there are so many rubbish films out there that you can't possibly put this as 3.