Rogue

I actually enjoyed it. If you weren't expecting trash before you watched this movie than you're dumber than the plot but as far as trash goes, it was actually not too bad !!! The first 20-25mins was a great start and quite engaging. I went in expecting the worst so with my low expectations I was pleasantly surprised how entertaining it was. Look.....its predictable but there were some really cool scenes and this movie has plenty of laugh out loud moments just maybe not for the reasons intended.

Give it a go, as long as you've seen the trailer and your expectations arent unrealistically high you might actually find the entertainment in this, I certainly did.

In Dr.Evil's voice

"Yeah right".

I deserve a medal for keeping a straight face through out the movie.

Rogue is a 2020 American action film directed by M. J. Bassett, who wrote the screenplay with her daughter, Isabella. The film stars Megan Fox as a battle-hardened mercenary leading a team of soldiers on a daring mission to rescue hostages in remote Africa.

Being honest, I only decided to watch this movie because of Megan Fox. I've always loved her in movies like Jennifer's Body and although she's not known for her "Oscar-worthy" acting chops I thought she played the lead here rather well. She's a strong heroic presence, bringing a bit more emotional depth to her performance than I anticipated. The film itself however slowly crumbles under bad dialogue, bad direction, bad CGI and shrewd characterisation. Beyond all of the key things that make a movie great, the film is sporadically rather entertaining - it's got a few fun fight scenes and car chases here and there and I was never bored throughout the film but the films cookie-cutter plot and cardboard characters weren't enough to warrant a higher rating from me I'm afraid.

"Rogue's" biggest shortcoming is it's indecision as to what its supposed to be.

Is it a "GI Jane" military style of film or perhaps a "The Ghost and the Darkness" deal, about man eating animals? The fact it's not clear about what it wants to be is a big part of the reason, it fails to gel into anything satisfying.

Its character development is weak for this reason too. You never get to know who the main characters are in any detail, as the move between genres leave's little room, for character development.

That's regrettable too, as the cast hand in solid performances. Certainly i have no criticism, on the acting front.

Really, this is what could have been two films, rolled uncomfortably into one. I'll add I'm also a little critical of the way it presents what are increasingly endangered animals, in a less than flattering or for that matter, accurate light.

It tries to smooth this over at the end with a conservationist message but I still don't think personally, this was a path that should have been taken to start with.

4/10 from me.

Well.. 3 stars only for the message this movie gave... stop hunting animals lions, tigers, elephants etc and save their habitat.

Movie sucks otherwise..