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So we have science fiction mystery thriller with a solid cast, high production values and based on a best selling trilogy of books. What's not to like? Unfortunately the devil is in the detail, and there's a heck of a lot of detail of fit in making it intimidating right from the get go. It's very dense with many characters being introduced all at once along with a choppy narrative which jumps from post war China to present day UK which makes it difficult to follow. This isn't relaxing entertainment by any measure and after the first episode I was exhausted by it all, it just seems like a lot of hard work, a chore to watch and I can't help thinking that a more stripped down adaptation would have been better.

I never played the game but I was interested in the concept of a campie retro futuristic action adventure set in a post apocalyptic world. To be honest I was impressed by the first couple of episodes with the knowingly sly black humour however the show devolves into a confusing fractured mess. There are entirely too many interconnected plot lines that the show loses focus and by episode 4 I was using the fast forward button to skip sections I wasn't so engaged with like the goings on in the vault. It would have been better to devote an entire episode to a single character instead of constantly jumping around and when I realised there were 17 episodes I checked out for good.

Where to start with this dreadful movie? Should I talk about the complete lack of authenticity in the opening rock climbing scenes? Maybe I should focus on the appalling personality of the main characters, one a self pitying drunk and the other an irritating youtuber. The clunky dialogue and illogical plot certainly warrant a mention. The tragically poor acting from unknown actors should also get a mention too but all you really need to know is to avoid this movie like the plague. It's a shame as the premise is good, if a little simplistic and there are some genuinely panic attack inducing sequences but it isn't enough to make this abomination worth watching. Not nearly enough.