this is probably not gonna be good but i'll netflix and chill with you
poor sam worthington
Watching this now. pretty meh. half way through.
Solid acting, weak directing, and script.
Tone is first problem. It wants to be a physiological horror I think... but its doing a horrible job at it.
A big part of this is the script.
The movie constantly has these reveals as characters mutate, as if they are supposed to be creepy or something. Or, the doctors plans are revealed, and its supposed to seem sinister. But... its not. Everyone was briefed on what the plan was from the beginning.
Its fucking weird, as characters in the movie, act shocked and horrified by shit, they knew going in.
"we might die! I didn't sign up for this!" What the fuck are you talking about? that you might die, in last ditch effort to genetically restructure you, with UNTESTED bleeding edge science, to send you to another planet, was very clearly stated.
"my husband thinks, Ill go and come back and be a good wife." What the fuck? your husband, thinks you will be genetically transformed into a human fish person, sent to the moon Titan, and then come BACK, and be a housewife?
Domestic abuse wife was bizarre as well. As Piper just totally gaslights her. "my husband hits me, when I ask him to stay here with me." "well, you should support him, becuase you love him."
Piper. Similar on her character. Is a Doctor. again, they were very clear on what the point of this program was from the get go. "I'm a doctor, that amount of drug you are giving my husband is too high!" ugh, which part of genetic alteration do you not get? he breaths nitrogen, cant feel cold, etc... "zomg, they are splicing genes into these people!" again, what did you think the point of the program was?
Like, there is plenty of ways of creating drama, and physiological horror, like The Fly. But it needs to focus on the behavior. Not, these absurd reveals and implied sinister actions by the doctors, who are doing exactly what they said they would.
It needs to be more like Sunshine, where the problems come from failures. not some contrived clandestine actions.(except the end...) Alternatively, a much more adventurous approach, like Fat man and Little boy.
Edit: finished it.
And the final 3rd of the movie swaps to melodrama? I guess? yeah, tonal mess. this movie doesn't know what it wants to be.
long and a bit boring as a result.
