Banished to a desert wasteland in a futuristic dystopia, Arlen finds love amongst the cannibals when one muscled monster decides to play with his food.
Suki Waterhouse (Arlen), Jason Momoa (Miami Man), Jayda Fink (Honey), Keanu Reeves (The Dream), Jim Carrey (The Hermit), Yolonda Ross (Maria), Giovanni Ribisi (The Screamer), Aye Hasegawa (Mousey).
The Bad Batch begins with Arlen's story and her banishment to the desert wasteland. From there her story turns into one of survival in a strange, twisted world that doesn't make much sense. Somehow she finds romance with a cannibal who was originally viewing her as food.
Acting was unusual with Reeves, Carrey, and Ribisi each going wild with strange out of character roles that they also handled pretty well. Waterhouse was mildly entertaining, as was Momoa, Ross, and the remainder of the cast.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were fitting if sparse. Action scenes were mild but okay. Dialogue was choppy and thin. Sound and soundtrack felt low-budget.
It took three attempts at watching this one to finally make it through to the end. There just isn't a lot here to hold audience interest. The plot is meandering and strange, as are the characters. Those who enjoy dystopian films into which they can project some kind of value and higher meaning should enjoy this one.
With some mild nudity, violence and gore, and some foul language, this should be fine for older teens and above.
Released: 2016
Reviewed: 10.26.17
Star rating: 1 out of 5
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Indie Drama, Indie Thrillers, Romance
copyright ©2017 Dave Riedel
Suki Waterhouse (Arlen), Jason Momoa (Miami Man), Jayda Fink (Honey), Keanu Reeves (The Dream), Jim Carrey (The Hermit), Yolonda Ross (Maria), Giovanni Ribisi (The Screamer), Aye Hasegawa (Mousey).
The Bad Batch begins with Arlen's story and her banishment to the desert wasteland. From there her story turns into one of survival in a strange, twisted world that doesn't make much sense. Somehow she finds romance with a cannibal who was originally viewing her as food.
Acting was unusual with Reeves, Carrey, and Ribisi each going wild with strange out of character roles that they also handled pretty well. Waterhouse was mildly entertaining, as was Momoa, Ross, and the remainder of the cast.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were fitting if sparse. Action scenes were mild but okay. Dialogue was choppy and thin. Sound and soundtrack felt low-budget.
It took three attempts at watching this one to finally make it through to the end. There just isn't a lot here to hold audience interest. The plot is meandering and strange, as are the characters. Those who enjoy dystopian films into which they can project some kind of value and higher meaning should enjoy this one.
With some mild nudity, violence and gore, and some foul language, this should be fine for older teens and above.
Released: 2016
Reviewed: 10.26.17
Star rating: 1 out of 5
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Indie Drama, Indie Thrillers, Romance
copyright ©2017 Dave Riedel
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