A grounded sci-fi film in the vein of District 9, that touches on themes of privacy versus surveillanceA grounded sci-fi film in the vein of District 9, that touches on themes of privacy versus surveillanceA grounded sci-fi film in the vein of District 9, that touches on themes of privacy versus surveillance
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Matt Corboy
- News Reporter #2
- (uncredited)
Harvey B. Jackson
- LAPD Ofc. Lyman
- (uncredited)
Jake Reiner
- News Reporter #3
- (uncredited)
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If you are looking for great use of 90 minutes of your time, this for sure isn't it.
The film is a disappointing mix of webcam footage, horrible jump-cuts, web apps, web searches, weird zooming in, painfully forced modern slang, and acting on par with the worst Teams meeting you've ever sat through.
I'm not really sure what possessed anyone to, A: fund this, B: sign onto it, and C: watch this. I know I'm guilty of C, but truly it mostly due to the fact it reminded me of some of Steven Seagal's end-of-career movies in that it's so horrifically bad/sad/woeful/embarrassing that you literally cannot take your eyes off it for fear of missing the next level of sigh inducing head shaking. In some respects it does keep the audience on edge with the interest of "just how bad can this get from here?" and this is the one area where the movie does NOT let you down.
The best irony is that this installment is titled "Revival", which would lead you to believe that there is a return to stature or something, but this edition does nothing more than leave you with the feeling that it should have been left alone and Cube and Eva Longoria will enjoy the albatross references of their association to this movie for years to come.
The film is a disappointing mix of webcam footage, horrible jump-cuts, web apps, web searches, weird zooming in, painfully forced modern slang, and acting on par with the worst Teams meeting you've ever sat through.
I'm not really sure what possessed anyone to, A: fund this, B: sign onto it, and C: watch this. I know I'm guilty of C, but truly it mostly due to the fact it reminded me of some of Steven Seagal's end-of-career movies in that it's so horrifically bad/sad/woeful/embarrassing that you literally cannot take your eyes off it for fear of missing the next level of sigh inducing head shaking. In some respects it does keep the audience on edge with the interest of "just how bad can this get from here?" and this is the one area where the movie does NOT let you down.
The best irony is that this installment is titled "Revival", which would lead you to believe that there is a return to stature or something, but this edition does nothing more than leave you with the feeling that it should have been left alone and Cube and Eva Longoria will enjoy the albatross references of their association to this movie for years to come.
Inexplicable non-stop use of split screen with online conference software app like Zoom and Teams, with close ups of the apps themselves, and their annoying sounds and menus.
Meanwhile half the screen for most of the time we get Ice Cube's face and terrible acting making us wish for the Microsoft Teams menu to be shown up close again.
The government security expert doesn't seem very well trained, using his work computer to video call every Tom, Dick and Harry that he knows throughout the day, and therefore too busy so can only send text messages to the people he actually works with.
I had to switch off because I could not stand it any longer.
Meanwhile half the screen for most of the time we get Ice Cube's face and terrible acting making us wish for the Microsoft Teams menu to be shown up close again.
The government security expert doesn't seem very well trained, using his work computer to video call every Tom, Dick and Harry that he knows throughout the day, and therefore too busy so can only send text messages to the people he actually works with.
I had to switch off because I could not stand it any longer.
I always thought that the second Independence Day movie would be the worst movie I ever saw, I was wrong.
This makes it look like The Godfather The plot is so weak, you could drive a coach and horses through the plot holes The best bit however is when it turns into an advert for Amazon when they introduce Prime Drone delivery where the hero needs to buy something from prime to allow it to work.
I can only believe that Ice Cube and Eva Longoria had tax bills they needed to fund to sign up for this nonsense.
I've watched this so you don't have to, you all owe me.
This makes it look like The Godfather The plot is so weak, you could drive a coach and horses through the plot holes The best bit however is when it turns into an advert for Amazon when they introduce Prime Drone delivery where the hero needs to buy something from prime to allow it to work.
I can only believe that Ice Cube and Eva Longoria had tax bills they needed to fund to sign up for this nonsense.
I've watched this so you don't have to, you all owe me.
It just felt flat with the POV of a single character, for the most part, assembling a group of disparate characters. Was impressed with main characters multitasking prowess on the computer! CGI fell flat as if made with no understanding of texture maps and surface material qualities. Looked fake. Again, was amped but meh!
This movie is a complete waste of cinematic resources! Ice Cube is ridiculous as 'Mr Everything'! The story line development is completely obstructed by all the 'family drama' from Ice's character. I'd have quit watching it were it not for it being 105 degrees outside. The writers of this must be about 15 years old! Basically just a poorly written and directed movie!!
Did you know
- TriviaFilmed the summer and fall of 2020 with Covid Protocols.
- Quotes
William Radford: Take your intergalactic asses back home. Back home!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tyrone Magnus: WAR OF THE WORLDS | Official Trailer | Reaction! (2025)
- SoundtracksKeep Your Head Up
Written by Wolfgang Valbrun, Adam Holgate, James Graham, Thierry Lemaitre, Charlie Fitzgerald & Damian McLean-Brown
Performed by Wolfgang Valbrun
Courtesy of Jalapeno Records
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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