Dr. Cain (Robert Patrick) has been implanting experimental microchips into people's brains. They increase brain power and function and also allows him to manipulate and control his subjects. John (Byron Mann) is his next subject. He can't control John who turns on him. John tracks down Jane (Helena Mattsson) and starts recounting the history of the program with her.
The start is fine especially for a B-movie. It has a fine premise and a familiar face. It's going well... for a B-movie. And then John sits down with Jane and starts talking. As he talks, it leads to flashbacks. That story structure goes on for half of the movie. Essentially, it saps the energy out of the action and the story. I get the idea of that turn at the end of it. It needs to come sooner. In addition, there are some non-sense in the story which I'm not going to nitpick. It's a B-movie after all. The middle really drags with the sit down flashback construction.
The start is fine especially for a B-movie. It has a fine premise and a familiar face. It's going well... for a B-movie. And then John sits down with Jane and starts talking. As he talks, it leads to flashbacks. That story structure goes on for half of the movie. Essentially, it saps the energy out of the action and the story. I get the idea of that turn at the end of it. It needs to come sooner. In addition, there are some non-sense in the story which I'm not going to nitpick. It's a B-movie after all. The middle really drags with the sit down flashback construction.