Alright, I watched Dark Storm last night and I have to say it wasn't all that great. But it doesn't deserve some of the low ratings it has, at least not the ratings that go on about how bad the acting was. It was the CGI, the exaggerated and bad lines and the abrupt ending with little explanation were the real issues.
Basically the plot follows Daniel, who got into an accident at a scientific research station involving a mysterious substance called "dark matter" which is being used by the army as a weapon. Daniel finds himself able to manipulate and control the weather; he also develops telekinetic abilities that are extremely awkward and out of place in the suburb community he lives in. Daniel ends up sick and could possibly die from being "infected" with the dark matter but the army has its own sinister agenda.
This movie is a victim of a low budget and overuse of CGI, not bad acting or a bad plot necessarily. For what it's worth, I really thought the story was interesting, and most of the actors/actresses really put a lot of effort into their roles. William B. Davis is my favorite actor, I've seen a lot of movies he's acted in and he's well-known for his acting as the enigmatic Cigarette Smoking Man in The X-Files, and I still think he was a great actor in this movie. I liked the soundtrack, it wasn't bad heavy metal or country, thank god.
The bad script lines took away from the plot, as did the abrupt ending, but my real problem was the overuse of CGI. In some movies CGI looks good, but not in this case, it made this movie look like a cheap video game and with the budget this movie had the CGI wasn't as professional-looking as it could have been. The Canadian scenery was nice, I think this movie could've benefited from less CGI and just filming in a realistic setting.
Basically the plot follows Daniel, who got into an accident at a scientific research station involving a mysterious substance called "dark matter" which is being used by the army as a weapon. Daniel finds himself able to manipulate and control the weather; he also develops telekinetic abilities that are extremely awkward and out of place in the suburb community he lives in. Daniel ends up sick and could possibly die from being "infected" with the dark matter but the army has its own sinister agenda.
This movie is a victim of a low budget and overuse of CGI, not bad acting or a bad plot necessarily. For what it's worth, I really thought the story was interesting, and most of the actors/actresses really put a lot of effort into their roles. William B. Davis is my favorite actor, I've seen a lot of movies he's acted in and he's well-known for his acting as the enigmatic Cigarette Smoking Man in The X-Files, and I still think he was a great actor in this movie. I liked the soundtrack, it wasn't bad heavy metal or country, thank god.
The bad script lines took away from the plot, as did the abrupt ending, but my real problem was the overuse of CGI. In some movies CGI looks good, but not in this case, it made this movie look like a cheap video game and with the budget this movie had the CGI wasn't as professional-looking as it could have been. The Canadian scenery was nice, I think this movie could've benefited from less CGI and just filming in a realistic setting.