"Circle Jerk", if you'll pardon the crudity, would have been a better title for this bomb. The eye candy is all there... America Olivo, gorgeous, Kinsey Packard, beautiful, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Unfortunately, that's all that this film has to offer.
I had been avoiding watching it because of the poor reviews, but then I realized that Silas Weir Mitchell was in it. I am a fan of the "Grimm" television series, and Mitchell plays the character of Monroe in it. He does a fine job of it with that character, and so I held out some small hope for "Circle" simply because he's in it. I've also seen America Olivo in a few other films, particularly in "Neighbor" from 2009. She played an over-the-top whackjob and serial killer in that movie, and while it wasn't much better than "Circle" is, she at least seemed to have fun playing the role.
I know that we're supposed to suspend our disbelief, and perhaps pretend that we haven't already seen the premise of this movie in a gazillion other films in the genre, but you'd need something with the tensile strength of bridge cables to suspend your disbelief for this one.
Nerdy bookworm type. Check.
Nubile babes ripe for slaughter. Check.
Obnoxioux alpha male beef cake stud that no one would find remotely attractive in real life but gets laid like crazy in this movie anyway. Check.
Contentious, antagonistic posturing and behavior between different law enforcement agencies. Check.
Nearly unstoppable, superhuman killing machine whom no one has a hope of stopping. Check.
There isn't anything in this movie that hasn't been done better... much better... elsewhere. If you're reading these reviews and have not yet seen the movie, spare yourself. It really is that bad.
I had been avoiding watching it because of the poor reviews, but then I realized that Silas Weir Mitchell was in it. I am a fan of the "Grimm" television series, and Mitchell plays the character of Monroe in it. He does a fine job of it with that character, and so I held out some small hope for "Circle" simply because he's in it. I've also seen America Olivo in a few other films, particularly in "Neighbor" from 2009. She played an over-the-top whackjob and serial killer in that movie, and while it wasn't much better than "Circle" is, she at least seemed to have fun playing the role.
I know that we're supposed to suspend our disbelief, and perhaps pretend that we haven't already seen the premise of this movie in a gazillion other films in the genre, but you'd need something with the tensile strength of bridge cables to suspend your disbelief for this one.
Nerdy bookworm type. Check.
Nubile babes ripe for slaughter. Check.
Obnoxioux alpha male beef cake stud that no one would find remotely attractive in real life but gets laid like crazy in this movie anyway. Check.
Contentious, antagonistic posturing and behavior between different law enforcement agencies. Check.
Nearly unstoppable, superhuman killing machine whom no one has a hope of stopping. Check.
There isn't anything in this movie that hasn't been done better... much better... elsewhere. If you're reading these reviews and have not yet seen the movie, spare yourself. It really is that bad.