This film is painful to watch.
It starts off with a scene that's supposed to be tense and scary, but the amateur cinematography will throw you off and make you wonder why the hell no one decided to go for a second take.
It doesn't get much better from there.
The movie plods along at a snails pace, which is especially painful because the characters on display are impossible to care about. They're bland and uninteresting. We're given a lot of scenes that are supposed to act as comic relief, but they just physically hurt. The romance scene between our two lead actors is the most awkward thing in the movie by far.
As for the acting, the two leads are passable, as is Udo Kier, but everyone else is so awful that you can hardly believe it.
The story isn't great, either. The plot revolves around an island where creepy looking super soldiers are being developed. The "Plot", as it were, is quickly shelved to make way for endless scenes of soldiers shooting each other. I'm not against action-heavy movies. In fact, they can be quite fun when done properly. However, the action on display here is as bland and lifeless as the monsters. There are car chases, boat chases, explosions and endless bullets flying, but it's all so poorly executed and shot that it just numbs the senses and damn near put me to sleep.
Honestly, it's hard to think of any redeeming values this film may possess. I can't recommend this movie, not under any circumstances.
It starts off with a scene that's supposed to be tense and scary, but the amateur cinematography will throw you off and make you wonder why the hell no one decided to go for a second take.
It doesn't get much better from there.
The movie plods along at a snails pace, which is especially painful because the characters on display are impossible to care about. They're bland and uninteresting. We're given a lot of scenes that are supposed to act as comic relief, but they just physically hurt. The romance scene between our two lead actors is the most awkward thing in the movie by far.
As for the acting, the two leads are passable, as is Udo Kier, but everyone else is so awful that you can hardly believe it.
The story isn't great, either. The plot revolves around an island where creepy looking super soldiers are being developed. The "Plot", as it were, is quickly shelved to make way for endless scenes of soldiers shooting each other. I'm not against action-heavy movies. In fact, they can be quite fun when done properly. However, the action on display here is as bland and lifeless as the monsters. There are car chases, boat chases, explosions and endless bullets flying, but it's all so poorly executed and shot that it just numbs the senses and damn near put me to sleep.
Honestly, it's hard to think of any redeeming values this film may possess. I can't recommend this movie, not under any circumstances.