Severance96

First I'd like to say that there's a little value in this film, very little, if any. Plot is a strange snooze fest which makes even less sense as the film concludes. The acting is sub-par, at best (John Cusack, Jeannine Wacker), but completely trashed by Julian Schaffner (I'm sorry but he should really consider another career). The FX is poor and seem effortless, sometimes even comical.

In short, there are plenty of good low-budget sci-fi, but this is not one of them. I desperately tried to understand what the film was trying to say, if anything, but could only conclude that's it's a ~90 minute effortless attempt of something. Truthfully I can't find any reason to recommend this to any type of viewer, and I hate to say it, because I believe there is some value in most films, but this one is best to stay away from.

Big CGI, easily identifiable characters, name-drop a few Egyptian gods, more big CGI, and there you got it. Nothing about this movie is particularly good, but nothing is particularly bad either.

The plot is easy enough for a 7-8 year old to understand, and the casting appears to be done to please the eyes of teen. The movie is honest in the way that it doesn't try to be anything more than a children's movie - which it is - and should therefore be watched as one.

With that in mind it does a fairly good job of entertaining. If you want a fast paced CGI fest set in an imaginary Egypt, about love and morals, this movie might just be right for you.

First off, me like everyone else who watched this movie surely was aware that it's a budget production, and would not expect more than what it could've been. But this movie does not fall because of a non-existing budget, but because it's just a complete fail.

Why did I watch it? Well, the idea behind the movie is what made me interested, thinking it might be some sort of fusion between Machine Girl and the Guinea Pig series, hoping for a bold, unpolished, and raw story. Much to my disappointment it's not, and here's why: The acting is pathetic, even if it would be a middle school arts project, every single role is executed without heart or motivation. There's no excuse no matter how budget a movie is to allow such poor acting. The editing and filming is just as bad as the acting, where the movie appears to go for artistic and clever shots in order to intrigue the viewer (like many other budget movies), the reality is that it's just annoying and ruins any form flow in the movie, and does definitely not intrigue. The script is not any better; the story is as coherent as if a five year old would've written it. What else can be critiqued.. well everything but the music, and perhaps three minutes of total footage that was actually cleverly made.

All in all, this is by far one of the worst budget productions I've ever seen. It's an hour of your life - the only reason why I could even finish it - which does not seem like much, but you're better off watching an our of nyancat than spending your time on this.