Arcadia

This rather dreary little film is certainly among the very lowest budget films that I have ever seen in my long life. It tries hard, but there is very little, if anything, about this that is surprising. It's about a disease that has taken over the world, but the story is more about the haves and the have-nots. The "haves" live in a fortress where they live for up to 130 years and the 'have-nots", who live in the outside world, only live until about forty years of age. There are lotteries that require people on the outside to do various tasks to score points and when they reach that point, they can enter the fortress and live longer lives. If you cannot predict the outcome for these people playing along with this lottery, you have not seen many movies. The only compliment I can come up with for this film is the credible performance given by the lead, Marc Baylis. However, he is not enough reason to watch this.

...of the hell we're currently living through. It's also a giant, steaming pile of dook.

This movie was solid.

I do not understand the low reviews.

The plot is sound, even with the deep politics. The acting is decent. The dialogue is not bad.

This film relates well to COVID-19 at its worst; so, I figure the reviews would be great from US Republicans and Democrats.

In the future, a disease has spread around the world which leaves people dead upon reaching forty. After the chaos of wars and governmental collapses, a new totalitarian regime has risen in London which only offers a cure to its people inside the safe city of Arcadia. There is a lottery to allow people into Arcadia. Charlie works for Arcadia and is desperate to gain entry for himself and his daughter. He is assigned to capture Adam Black, a member of resistance movement 'Free Care'.

This is a British low budget sci-fi indie with some simple effects. This is mostly filmed in what looks like suburban homes and in the woods. It makes the high tech sci-fi story stall. It doesn't help with the sound quality either. The acting is best described as functional amateurism. The most important aspect is the premise of the movie. The writers are obviously trying to say something about health care. It's trying to be a high-concept sci-fi but the concept needs some more work. It doesn't really get pass a secondary questioning. If Arcadia actually exists, the world would be at its door either threatening it or begging for it to share the cure. This movie construction is simply not built properly. It's a step above film school but a big step below good festival material.

The story is great and pretty unique. The acting is good. It's a little low budget but all the elements are there. I really liked it.