Director: Brandon Slagle
Year: 2024
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Plot:
Living in a dystopian future society, a group of executives desperate to make their once-hit gladiatorial combat show by dragging a new round of contestants to participate, but when they realize that one of the survivors is an innocent ex-marine must use his combat skills to survive.
Review:
Overall, there's a lot to like with this one. The futuristic setup and general storyline about the show being able to launch the type of show where the type of competitive action that comes about with the scenario in place offers death row inmates a chance at freedom in exchange for participating in the brutal game show. This isn't original or creative in the slightest but it still provides enough of a logical excuse for the existence of the property and why the group is brought together as they are as there's just enough backstory on the contestants and what they're imprisoned for to make their race across the show worthwhile.
When that occurs, the action here is quite fun and generates plenty of likable factors. While still holding onto scores of traditional low-budget origin factors including flimsy costumes and cheap gore, the brutality on display makes them far more palatable with a slew of brutal bloodshed involved in the graphic encounters that take place with the different contestants taking on the ever-more intense gang of thugs that are being used to fight them to the death. The cramped location set for everything and the impressive use of military tactics brought about here make things exciting and enjoyable, making for a fun enough time.
Overview: ***.5/5
A fun take on a rather overused style, there's a lot to like here in this particular genre even with some slight issues that hold it back from the top of this approach. Those who are intrigued by the approach, are huge fans of this particular style of indie effort, or fans of the creative crew will have a lot to like here while those turned off by these factors should heed caution here.
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