Osiris

Never even having heard about the 2025 movie "Osiris" prior to stumbling upon it. And with it being a movie that I hadn't already seen, and me giving essentially all movies a fair chance, of course I had to check out what director William Kaufman had to offer.

The movie definitely started out in a good way, lots of action from the very beginning and dropping the audience right into it. The good part about the movie was that the action was essentially non-stop. Most of the movie was combat, which definitely had some appeal to me, as I enjoy action. But at the same time, it also meant that this wasn't exactly a movie that thrived on having the most of in-depth and fleshed out world building. Not that it needed it, in my opinion, but it would make for a boring viewing experience for a more refined audience, I suppose.

Now, you might say that "Osiris" felt like writers William Kaufman and Paul Reichelt borrowed extensively from the "Predator" franchise in certain ways. Yeah, there were lots of similarities throughout the movies to that particular franchise.

Of the entire cast ensemble in "Osiris", I was only familiar with Linda Hamilton. The acting performances in the movie were fair. Keep in mind that this was an all-out action movie from start to end, leaving little room for Shakespearian performances of thespian artisan levels.

Visually then the movie was good. It looked and felt like an alien-based environment, as the majority of the movie took place aboard of a space vessel. The alien design was okay, they were towering brutes, which I definitely liked. However, I have to say that their faces were a bit too primitive.

My rating of director William Kaufman's 2025 movie "Osiris" lands on six out of ten stars.

What a waste of time!! I should learn by now that when a movie writer and director are the same, the movie is a flop. Cliche from beginning to end, roles and writing, it had a good budget to be better.

A cheap knock off from alien, predator and terminator but in a very very very bad way.

If you are a sci fi fan, don't watch it, it is borderline disrespectful .

This was b-grade Sci-Fi.. fun, not too deep, and something you'd watch when nothing else on. As others have said, it tries to be a mash of Aliens and Predator with more emphasis on Predator (I think). It is quite predictive, certainly no jump scares. But, it got me involved enough to scream "aim for the feet", a few times - if you have watched it, I'm sure that'll ring a bell. There is a lot of nostalgia in there, to be seen in it, but if you haven't seen those other movies, you wouldn't be missing out. Keep your expectations low, and you may enjoy the ride.. It's good enough to watch and perhaps bad enough to become a cult SciFi classic.. Only time will tell. I hope there is a director's cut of this, as it'd be interesting to see what was left out. Happy viewing!

This is far better than it is being reviewed-nothing groundbreaking or original, but definitely a good watch.

Great cast, good story. I didn't fast forward once (that's a great sign). Itched my sci-fi scratch. The dialogue wasn't perfect, but the cast made it work.

At the end, I wanted to see more.

This movie seemingly came out of nowhere, and even though my expectations were not too high, I have to say that I was immediately interested. The plot summary sounded intriguing and felt like exactly my kind of movie. Sometimes these little trashy flicks with beloved stars who do not get good roles anymore turn out to be hidden gems.

Sadly, that was not the case with Osiris. The movie consists mostly of shootouts between soldiers and aliens, with poor lighting and messy editing. The characters were boring and one-dimensional, and the script felt lazy. I liked the design of the aliens and appreciated that they used mostly practical effects to bring them to life. I would have loved it if the aliens had a different combat style instead of just using some kind of blasters. There is one decently enjoyable hand-to-hand combat scene toward the end, which I definitely would have liked to see more of.

As I mentioned, the characters were not particularly interesting, and Linda Hamilton did not have much to do. So if you are planning on watching this movie because of her, you should probably reconsider. Overall, it is not a terrible movie, and I have to admit that it is actually right up my alley because I love films featuring aliens, especially when a group of people is roaming through an unknown environment. But this one was not able to catch my interest all that much.

For genre fans, it is a decent addition. Otherwise, you should probably skip this flick.

[5.5/10]