Friday, September 13, 2013

In 2079 in Washington the exCIA Operative Snow is brutally interrogated accused of treason against the United States. The chief of the secret service Scott Langral believes that he shot the agent Frank in a hotel room. Meanwhile the idealistic daughter of the president of the USA Emilie Warnock is visiting MS One a maximum security prison in outer space expecting to find evidences that the prisoners are actually guinea pigs of a huge corporation. When one of her bodyguards loses a hidden pistol for the dangerous prisoner Hydell he subdues the staff in the central control room and releases the prisoners including his brother Alex that becomes the leader of the riot. Now the veteran agent Harry Shaw offers freedom to Snow if he succeeds in rescuing the presidents daughter. But the idealistic Emilie does not want to leave MSOne without the hostages.

Review

If you are looking for a film to pass (or waste) the time and don't want anything mentally challenging this film is for you. It's not nearly as gory as it could have been (and that's not a complaint). The film does not tell us much about the characters' backstories but somehow you don't really carethis is a film about dueling stereotypes.

The point of the film is that the characters are supposed to get through a veritable obstacle course filled with villains to arrive at a rescue point but in the film you never have any real idea if they are getting any closer or indeed where they are in relation to their destination. The film also sets up various time limitsa race against the clockbut never gives you a real sense of a countdown.

The actual means of escape is so preposterous and scientifically impossible it's not even worth thinking about.

The acting was adequate. The script and direction had serious problems. This might be fine for background noise on the TV at home when you don't really have the time or inclination to pay attention to it. I would not recommend that anyone go to a theatre and pay money to see this as it is on the low end of mediocre.