Repetitive and way too long...
Not having already seen the 2021 South African crime thriller "Indemnity", as I stumbled upon it here late in 2022, of course I opted to sit down and watch it. I must admit that I was initially intrigued by the movie's somewhat interesting cover.
As I had never heard about writer and director Travis Taute's 2021 crime thriller "Indemnity", nor seen any trailer, then I didn't know what to expect nor what I was in for here. So writer and director Travis Taute had every opportunity to impress and entertain me.
The storyline in "Indemnity" was interesting, to a point. The movie started out great, but director Travis Taute seemed to use the same formula over and over again for each and every single scene, and it quickly grew tiring to watch actor Jarrid Geduld do the same over and over again. And it made the movie's run time of 124 minutes seem way longer than it was. But already at 124 minutes, the movie seriously needed a well-rounded trim in the editing room.
There was a good amount of action in the movie, as the majority of the movie was essentially one action sequence after another. And all that action came at a cost to the storyline, because the script in "Indemnity" was rather weak and simplistic.
I was thoroughly enjoying about half of the movie, but then it dawned on me that it was essentially just the same formula for each scene used repeatedly, and I must admit that my interest in the movie started to dwindle, and it was getting progressively more and more difficult not to drift off.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and I will say that they had put together a good ensemble of talented actors and actresses. Jarrid Geduld, playing Theo, was a good leading actor and seemed suitable for action thrillers.
Visually then "Indemnity" is good. The action sequences are nicely choreographed and executed on the screen. And since the movie is almost a non-stop barrage of action sequences, then you're in for quite a ride.
A shame that the movie didn't play out better than it did, and also that its prolonged run time was killing it, because "Indemnity" could have been a much better movie. Sure, it was watchable for what it was, but this is hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing.
My rating of "Indemnity" lands on a five out of ten stars.
As I had never heard about writer and director Travis Taute's 2021 crime thriller "Indemnity", nor seen any trailer, then I didn't know what to expect nor what I was in for here. So writer and director Travis Taute had every opportunity to impress and entertain me.
The storyline in "Indemnity" was interesting, to a point. The movie started out great, but director Travis Taute seemed to use the same formula over and over again for each and every single scene, and it quickly grew tiring to watch actor Jarrid Geduld do the same over and over again. And it made the movie's run time of 124 minutes seem way longer than it was. But already at 124 minutes, the movie seriously needed a well-rounded trim in the editing room.
There was a good amount of action in the movie, as the majority of the movie was essentially one action sequence after another. And all that action came at a cost to the storyline, because the script in "Indemnity" was rather weak and simplistic.
I was thoroughly enjoying about half of the movie, but then it dawned on me that it was essentially just the same formula for each scene used repeatedly, and I must admit that my interest in the movie started to dwindle, and it was getting progressively more and more difficult not to drift off.
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, and I will say that they had put together a good ensemble of talented actors and actresses. Jarrid Geduld, playing Theo, was a good leading actor and seemed suitable for action thrillers.
Visually then "Indemnity" is good. The action sequences are nicely choreographed and executed on the screen. And since the movie is almost a non-stop barrage of action sequences, then you're in for quite a ride.
A shame that the movie didn't play out better than it did, and also that its prolonged run time was killing it, because "Indemnity" could have been a much better movie. Sure, it was watchable for what it was, but this is hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing.
My rating of "Indemnity" lands on a five out of ten stars.
- paul_m_haakonsen
- Nov 10, 2022