Thursday, 10 May 2018

#128 - Take Down (2016)

"Starts with potential as a 'young adults learn the error of their ways through working together' drama but suddenly veers into an action film with hostage takers blundering their way into the lush, rocky island setting with all the tact of a drunken elephant, decimating the pacing and feel of the film instantaneously. 

From here it devolves into a tired super blend of battle royale, hunger games, and other such ilk, the young adult suddenly perfect shooters with bow and arrows and expert trap makers after only ten days in the wild previously. 

To their credit, most of the acting from the main characters is decent and makes us care to a small degree of the stakes, however it's not enough to save the damp, floundering second half"


- 4/10

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