Final Recall ( The Recall )

Over the years, i have read a lot of different movie reviews from movie reviewers worldwide. Since i write my own reviews, it is always interesting to read how other people feel about movies, and if we have very different opinions. For the most part, i can see that most of the movie reviewers speak out how they feel. Some are positive, while some are not pleased, depending on how they feel about the movie they are watching. Sometimes, i see that i might enjoy a film, while ( some movie critics ) did not like the same film at all. I will give you one example, where i seem to have a very different opinion on one film, panned by most critics. How many of you have seen the science fiction horror film Extraterrestrial ? Not many ? Well, it is one of those science fiction films that not many people noticed. Such a shame, because this is actually not a bad film. Not a classic in any way, just a pretty well made sci fi horror film, that director Colin Minihan managed to work, thanks to pretty simple details with aliens included. The film was not appreciated by many critics, so i was probably one of the few who enjoyed the film, at the time the film was released in 2014. I still think this is a highlight among science fiction B horror releases in recent years, because we don´t really get that many good films coming out in a lower budget. There are of course other films i have enjoyed, while some critics disagree. But that´s ok, you have to be able to say your personal opinion writing movie reviews. Remember the classic action star Wesley Snipes ? This man have made some classics in his early days of Hollywood, and i have to mention one of my personal favourite titles, Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone. The Blade series is of course also worth mentioning since they have delivered popcorn fun. Since Wesley ended up in jail, it seemed that we would not see much of him in cinemas. As he finally was released from prison in 2013, he could move on with his acting career. His biggest film in many years, was of course The Expendables 3. In recent years, he have stayed within the B movie industry, and the films he is included in, does include a lower budget. That does not have to be a bad sign, though you can tell that he is no longer the Hollywood star he once was. He have said that he would return as Blade, if Marvel gives a green light. Let´s hope this works out. I came across one of Wesley´s latest straight to dvd releases called Final Recall ( The Recall ), and decided to give the film a chance. Does Wesley deliver another solid performance, or is this one of the films you don´t need to waste your time on ?

Brendan ( RJ Mitte ) and a group of friends head out into the forest, to spend their vacation in a house. They start the party, but according to news, mysterious things are happening worldwide in the skies. It seems that we have visitors from outer space. It seems that these aliens have located the cabin as well, and no one is safe. A mysterious person, known as The Hunter ( Wesley Snipes ), seems to be the only person who knows how to deal with the situation. What do they want, and why have they visited planet Earth ?

I think we should be honest about something. If actor Wesley Snipes was not included in this film, it would have failed to deliver any level of entertainment. His character The Hunter, is some kind of former army soldier, who lives by himself in the forest. When you see him making traps, defending himself over trespassers, you at least have a character who is interesting. The teenagers in this film, are not professional actors. I am not saying that they never have done anything good before, since i have not seen them in any other films. But in Final Recall, you get a sense that they don´t really know how to make interesting characters. Instead, they go for the same pattern, the stupid screaming teenagers, that make all the bad decisions. Since we have seen this so many times before, you really don´t care if the aliens kill them all. In fact, they should, and at least we have something to be happy about. The plot looks pretty much like a lot of teenage science fiction films, except for a few small details. The aliens have a combination of classic grey color, with some other elements from alien design. The flying glowing jellyfishes are pretty bizarre, and i am not sure i understand why they fly around. In a film like this, you would hope that they would have some kind of epic battle scene, between humans and aliens, but that does not really happen here. Director Mauro Borrelli is perhaps most known for his work as a conceptual artist, for the films Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man´s Chest and Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World´s End. He have also worked as an illustrator in many other films, while directing his own films as well. I have not seen any of his feature films in the past, so i have no idea if he have directed any good films. This film however, shows that director Mauro Borrelli makes everything too simple, for you to care about the film. There are no big surprises, nothing original, and most of the actors have no idea what they are doing. So it all lands on Wesley Snipes, who saves the film from being flushed down the toilet. Final Recall is not the science fiction film you should see this autumn. A film most likely to be forgotten, even from dvd lovers worldwide. I suggest you pick up the blu ray of Extraterrestrial instead, and enjoy yourself.

Rating: DD