You can’t be too harsh on it, these genuinely try to raise the bar for one take action sequences. The excessive panning and shaking makes some of the stitching feel a little artificial, to the point where I kinda wonder if it would look better if it was done with a couple of actual long takes and cuts, but it continues to be a successful tool for making the action more immersive. Some of the action that involves cuts doesn’t lose much of its visceral impact or tension, which is the highest compliment to any action scene. It’s nice to see humans portrayed as vulnerable in an action movie for once, which is often forgotten about in this genre that’s nowadays becoming more and more influenced by videogames. However, everything else is pretty forgettable junk. It’s mostly watchable because the actors, which are a lot better than the average B-movie action flick. However, this is the type of script that demands a true visionary director in order to make the movie work as a whole, and Hargrave is just not at that level as a filmmaker or storyteller. I think I made similar comments in regards to _Extraction_, but he should really shoot second unit for someone like George Miller, Gareth Evans or Edgar Wright instead. This is overall very stale visually, sonically and conceptually.

4.5/10