Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
Prisoners in a luxury prison are used as guineapigs for mind-altering pharmaceuticals.
It has been a long, long time since a Netflix original film has managed to impress me, however, this film managed to buck that trend.
I thought though the premise has been explored before, I enjoyed where this film took it. The twists and turns keep you guessing and it didn’t end up going in the way I was expecting it to. I thought Chris Hemsworth was a completely inspired villain, Hemsworth needs to take more of these sort of roles, he was not downright sinister but rather slightly unsettling and I thought he was very effective in the role.
Miles Teller on the other hand was a fairly forgettable lead and he wasn’t really able to blow me away in any significant way. Many other actors could have had that role and would probably have been better able to do more with it then what Teller can muster up. Comparing Hemsworth to Teller, really highlights the flaws in Teller’s performance.
Overall, a fun film with a good performance from Hemsworth.
Pros.
Hemsworth
The premise
The twists and turns
The ending
Cons
Teller
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