To be fair, this movie is not total garbage. It does have some redeeming qualities. The acting is passable, which is to say that it is not completely laughable. The cast did, apparently, take a few acting classes. The director also did a nice job making up for lack of budget by utilizing implied violence in the climax of the film.
There are, however, quite a few problems with the movie. The most glaring and obvious problem is lack of continuity. This movie loves to make use of military time and characters in several of the scenes mention the time. However, the times in the movie often do not correlate (eg. The Sun in the sky at 4:10 AM).
The film's budget must have been scarce indeed because besides the violence at the end, there are other things that are absent. For example, when Athena is stabbed in the stomach by Persephone, missing is at least one drop of blood or any evidence of a tear to Athena's costume. After the team teleport, the one college kid falls to the ground and vomits. After a quick cut, they flash back to the same kid who is still on his knees, but all emesis seems to have disappeared. When Jack and Athena are driving in the convertible, scenery did not seem to be important at all as the two appear to be driving through a giant white cloud. When the car stops, they are in the middle of town with plenty of people and buildings. Also in this scene is some more phantom vomit.
Oh yeah, note to actor Tim Ross who plays "The Interrogator," don't pull a Kevin Costner. If you can't perform an accent, DO NOT ATTEMPT AN ACCENT!!
All criticism aside, I think the cast did a decent job, especially the younger members. Cali Danger, the actress who played Persephone, has shown that her "Inara" days are far behind her. Hopefully she, along with the other members of the cast, can use this movie to catapult their careers.
There are, however, quite a few problems with the movie. The most glaring and obvious problem is lack of continuity. This movie loves to make use of military time and characters in several of the scenes mention the time. However, the times in the movie often do not correlate (eg. The Sun in the sky at 4:10 AM).
The film's budget must have been scarce indeed because besides the violence at the end, there are other things that are absent. For example, when Athena is stabbed in the stomach by Persephone, missing is at least one drop of blood or any evidence of a tear to Athena's costume. After the team teleport, the one college kid falls to the ground and vomits. After a quick cut, they flash back to the same kid who is still on his knees, but all emesis seems to have disappeared. When Jack and Athena are driving in the convertible, scenery did not seem to be important at all as the two appear to be driving through a giant white cloud. When the car stops, they are in the middle of town with plenty of people and buildings. Also in this scene is some more phantom vomit.
Oh yeah, note to actor Tim Ross who plays "The Interrogator," don't pull a Kevin Costner. If you can't perform an accent, DO NOT ATTEMPT AN ACCENT!!
All criticism aside, I think the cast did a decent job, especially the younger members. Cali Danger, the actress who played Persephone, has shown that her "Inara" days are far behind her. Hopefully she, along with the other members of the cast, can use this movie to catapult their careers.
