Fleeing a plague on Earth, and interstellar ark is attached by a shape-shifting alien stow-away focused on eradicating humanity.
Cody Kearsley (Noah), Bruce Willis (Clay), Rachel Nichols (Chambers), Kassandra Clementi (Hayley), Johnny Messner (Blue), Corey Large (Lincoln), Callan Mulvey (Teek), Timothy Murphy (Stanley), Johann Urb (Shady).
Breach begins with the exodus from Earth and character introductions. From there the film builds depth with characters while slowly rolling out the main plot and a couple of distraction sub-plots. The action and intensity increases as the suspense builds, culminating in a final epic battle with the mother alien.
Acting was rough here. Kearsley felt out of place in his role half the time. Willis gave us reasonable delivery, but his character and lines were a mess. Messner, Large, Mulvey, Murphy, and Urb all did well. Nichols and Clementi was okay, as was the remainder of the supporting cast.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds were a mess. Obvious green screens, out of focus shots, and a ridiculous creature at the end didn't help things. Action scenes were lacking detail and felt largely unrealistic. Dialogue was mediocre and more depth would have been better. Sound and soundtrack are flat and uninteresting.
Overall Breach was disappointing. Poor technical work coupled with lackluster acting and direction resulted in a low energy film that did little to hold audience interest. Even Willis fans will likely be disappointed.
With a fair amount of violence and potentially disturbing images, this should be fine for older teens and above.
Released: 2020
Reviewed: 7.12.21
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Sci-fi, Horror, Action, Sci-Fi Horror, Suspense
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