Belko is a non-profit organization on the outskirts of Bogota, Columbia. It's stated goal is to find jobs for Americans in Columbia...or something like that. The building is huge and built like Fort Knox in case of terrorism. We find out during a new employee orientation they all have a GPS implant in case they are kidnapped, This sets the stage as we get to meet some of the characters, many we are familiar with from other films such as Michael Rooker from "Guardians of the Galaxy"...and in fact it pretty much robs that production of it's less expensive talent. There is Rusty Schwimmer, who we have all seen in something that we can't remember. It was that kind film where we play "I think he was in...." Eighty people get locked in the building and are told to kill 2 people or suffer the consequences. When no one is killed, four people die from the exploding implants. Now they ask for 30 people to be killed or 60 will die...they got 2 hours which occupies much of the film.
We have all seen similar films where people are forced to do something against their will and best moral judgment in order to survive or prevent a loved one from dying. This really wasn't much different except they hired more people to make the feature which didn't make it any better. There was no 'Saw" character or any nefarious character in clown make-up. I think they could have made the group a little more diverse. Add a few ex-gang brothers, a guy in a wheel chair, ex-stripper, John Goodman..instead it was fairy white bread, a couple of stoners, ex-military, and office types. All with a 60's sound track in Spanish...Good Tijuana flashback.
My favorite character got killed early, about the first to die, and I failed to root for anybody else. It was like turning on 'The Walking Dead" and watching Daryl Dixon get eaten by a zombie in the first ten minutes.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
We have all seen similar films where people are forced to do something against their will and best moral judgment in order to survive or prevent a loved one from dying. This really wasn't much different except they hired more people to make the feature which didn't make it any better. There was no 'Saw" character or any nefarious character in clown make-up. I think they could have made the group a little more diverse. Add a few ex-gang brothers, a guy in a wheel chair, ex-stripper, John Goodman..instead it was fairy white bread, a couple of stoners, ex-military, and office types. All with a 60's sound track in Spanish...Good Tijuana flashback.
My favorite character got killed early, about the first to die, and I failed to root for anybody else. It was like turning on 'The Walking Dead" and watching Daryl Dixon get eaten by a zombie in the first ten minutes.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.