Dog’s Movie House: “Project Power” Entertaining Pseudo Superhero Film!
“Project Power” tells the tale of a drug called, of course, Power, that imbues whoever takes the capsule with superpowers for five minutes. The powers are never the same and are tailored to each individual. Oh yeah, the pills can kill you in horrible ways as well. There are two converging storylines here: the first involves police officer Frank (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who’s on the trail of the dealers of the drug. The second involves The Major (Jamie Foxx) a shadowy law enforcement type looking for his daughter. Frank is all about fighting fire with fire and is secretly taking the drug to even the playing field. His dealer is Robin (the excellent Dominique Fishback) a young girl selling Power to help his sick mother. All of these stories come together in a mashup of different styles that ultimately proves an entertaining if flawed experience.
In many ways, “Project Power” is the anti-“Extraction” the exciting Netflix actioner starring Chris Hemsworth earlier this year. “Extraction” is all action with very little character. “Project Power” is mostly character with a few action set pieces included. The character work in this film is the movie’s strong point, with Fox and Fishback establishing a fine report that manages to circumvent most of the conventional and cliched action movie tropes. Gordon-Levitt is also in fine form as the cop with a moral dilemma. The villain, played by “300’s” Rodrigo Santoro, is a little weak and one-note, but he serves as a stepladder for future installments. This film certainly provides a solid foundation for future installments and the world “Project Power” portrays is a potentially rich repository of both action cinema and social commentary.
Directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman provide some interesting (and sometimes distracting) action sequences while the smart script by Mattson Tomlin provides a slew of provocative ideas even if all of them don’t land. I want to see more of these characters and would like to explore this fascinating world more thoroughly. Overall “Project Power” is as close to an intelligent summer blockbuster as you’re going to get during these troubled times. It’s now streaming on Netflix! Stay cool this weekend and enjoy the film. 4 Out Of 5 On Kendog’s Barkometer! So Sayeth The Kendog!
Dog’s Movie House: “Project Power” Entertaining Pseudo Superhero Film!
“Project Power” tells the tale of a drug called, of course, Power, that imbues whoever takes the capsule with superpowers for five minutes. The powers are never the same and are tailored to each individual. Oh yeah, the pills can kill you in horrible ways as well. There are two converging storylines here: the first involves police officer Frank (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who’s on the trail of the dealers of the drug. The second involves The Major (Jamie Foxx) a shadowy law enforcement type looking for his daughter. Frank is all about fighting fire with fire and is secretly taking the drug to even the playing field. His dealer is Robin (the excellent Dominique Fishback) a young girl selling Power to help his sick mother. All of these stories come together in a mashup of different styles that ultimately proves an entertaining if flawed experience.
In many ways, “Project Power” is the anti-“Extraction” the exciting Netflix actioner starring Chris Hemsworth earlier this year. “Extraction” is all action with very little character. “Project Power” is mostly character with a few action set pieces included. The character work in this film is the movie’s strong point, with Fox and Fishback establishing a fine report that manages to circumvent most of the conventional and cliched action movie tropes. Gordon-Levitt is also in fine form as the cop with a moral dilemma. The villain, played by “300’s” Rodrigo Santoro, is a little weak and one-note, but he serves as a stepladder for future installments. This film certainly provides a solid foundation for future installments and the world “Project Power” portrays is a potentially rich repository of both action cinema and social commentary.
Directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman provide some interesting (and sometimes distracting) action sequences while the smart script by Mattson Tomlin provides a slew of provocative ideas even if all of them don’t land. I want to see more of these characters and would like to explore this fascinating world more thoroughly. Overall “Project Power” is as close to an intelligent summer blockbuster as you’re going to get during these troubled times. It’s now streaming on Netflix! Stay cool this weekend and enjoy the film. 4 Out Of 5 On Kendog’s Barkometer! So Sayeth The Kendog!
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