Doomsday |
UK • 2015 • 95m •
   • Directed by: Neil Johnson. • Starring: Alain Terzoli, Amy Pemberton, Darren Jacobs, Richard O'Bryan, Helen Soraya, Jade Alexander, Elisa Armstrong, Tracey Birdsall, Blake Edgerton, Neil Johnson, Felicity Josling, Brenden Lovett, Luke Trebilcock..  Achilles, a normal man infected with a disease that will bring down the Erebus rulers (human/machine hybrids) escapes back in time from 2410 to the present day where he has a chance to stop the Erebus from ever rising to power. However he is followed by the Erebus-7 who will stop at nothing to hunt him down.
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Review:
When the film begins, a man fleeing a repressive apocalyptic future society lands his space craft on Earth. A couple see him crash land and immediately help the guy--even when he gets them involved with a weird battle between him and something like a Terminator. Think about it...they don't go to the police or contact the military...all because this guy Achilles tells them not to! What follows is a whole lotta killing and mayhem....all during which his female accomplice realizes that Achilles cannot be trusted but she helps him anyways! In the end, much like "Terminator 2", Achilles must give his life in order to save the future.
So what he have is a film that is, at times, too much like a Terminator film but which also features some characters whose actions seldom make sense. Combine that with some choppy editing and you have a movie that isn't quite ready. On the other hand, I do see some promise with the film and at times it worked well enough that I want to see more from the people who made it--provided they perfect their craft and take the time to work out the rough patches.
Review by planktonrules from the Internet Movie Database.
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