milanium86's reviews

The movie is categorized as drama here, but actually it is a grotesque. It is not meant to be a realistic depiction of business consulting, but exaggerating the characters and the plot. Production value is low, but the movie still works, because it fits to the message. These people are afraid to walk out of the 5 star hotel rooms in the under-developed countries they exploit for their "company" so the outside is just papier-mâché cubicles in the distance "what country is this?" - it doesn't matter. That works well, because the actors are doing an excellent job. I can only judge the German original which has some great lines especially when they speak their bad businesses English translating idioms word by word. Not sure if that can be properly localized. It is still somehow believable although the characters are clearly a caricature. Essentially it is a studio theater adapted for film with some additional effects. You don't need to see everything. Hearing screams and gunshots is enough. The scary image is created in your head. Good entertainment for the thinking man. Probably not for everyone though.

The trailer and back story is a little misleading. This is (one of the) last battle ships on earth for no apparent reason and you are on the hunt for a vaccine. This could lead to complicated story line arcs, but instead it becomes a weird Cold War scenario with evil Russians. Today's cut scenes of modern ego-shooters have more deep and sound background. In fact this really feels like you are watching someone playing an FPS on YouTube. The fighting scenes of both the ship and the close quarter combat look realistic and intense. However it feels like the cast chose the easy difficulty setting, because they always win without any casualties against masses of superior enemies. Own weapons have aim-bot like precision and the enemy soldiers have reduced reaction times. The strange thing is, somehow the formula works. It is surprisingly fun to watch. You will just tend to fast forward to the action. Kinda like playing a video game with an awful and too slow paced storyline where you skip every second video clip and wait for the next adrenaline rush. Oh and go join the US Navy. The technically and ethically most advanced army in the post apocalyptic world. And don't forget to prepare yourself for the end of days. You will need a lot of preserved food and GUNS!