Writer Ryan Christopher Churchill had put together what ultimately turned out to be a bland script and storyline for "Simulant", which was a shame, because I had actually looked forward to getting to see this one. Normally I am not overly keen on sci-fi movies, but the synopsis for "Simulant" sounded interesting.
It was the fact that the narrative was sort of mundane and the character gallery equally so, that ended up making "Simulant", from director April Mullen, a rather monotonous movie to sit through. I have to say that, that while the premise of the synopsis was rather promising, then April Mullen delivered a movie that offered nothing new to the genre. And the fact that everything in the movie was done on autopilot didn't really help to lift up an otherwise stale script one bit.
"Simulant" doesn't bring anything new to the genre, and that causes director April Mullen's movie to not stand out. And that causes the movie to leave no ruckus in the pond, and it will just quietly get gobbled up by the mists of oblivion. And that was a shame.
The acting performances in "Simulant" were good, and they had a good cast ensemble, which definitely also were part of why I had been looking forward to watching the movie. Just a shame that they were given only such mediocre dribble to work with.
Visually then "Simulant" was good, but the special effects and CGI can do only so much while in the hands of a mediocre script.
"Simulant" came and went without leaving a lasting impression for me. And thus, I am rating "Simulant" a generous four out of ten stars.
