Director: Tom Paton
Cast: Shane Ward, Toby Osmond, Sophie Austin
Genre: Sci-fi / Horror
Runtime: 108 mins
Rating: 4/5
A film first VR premiere 12th June.
(Log in to Altspace VR app and have your Oculus headset or similar at the ready.)
Available for download from 15th June.
This British action / horror / sci-fi is a great antidote to any lockdown malaise. If you’re expecting a high-end Resident Evil you’ll be disappointed however if you’re watching on birdbox.film (championing UK low budget filmmaking) you’ll be engrossed by this budget sci-fi / horror.
With an all British cast, headed by Shane Ward (X Factor winner) who leads a group of mercenaries on a mission in Eastern Europe. The resulting skirmish and melee with its special effects sets the tone, suggesting something’s not quite right.
The unit eventually make it back to the UK headquarters but their problems have only just begun as the film takes a supernatural twist and the past comes back to haunt them. Their only escape a quantum leap in time travel that takes them on a never ending loop back to the future.
From here on in you really might want to trial a VR headset as the suspense and special effects heighten.
For any UK indie film fan especially of sci-fi and horror this is certainly worthy of a watch. If you allow yourself to get past it’s various imperfections the story brings you to some challenging moral and philosophical themes that, while overly simplified, will keep you thinking long after the film has finished, even though they may not have quite properly executed them itself.