John Doe

Terribly written, terribly acted. Minus Master Sol. Pleasant enough visuals I guess. Totally void of any passion or knowledge of Star Wars and what made the franchise great. What's really sad is it feels as if everyone involved is going out of their way to destroy the franchise and anyone who ever enjoyed it. Just trash

I'm a huge fan of Matthew Reilly's novels and this certainly hit the usual story beats. On paper it should have been one hell of an action packed ride and I really wanted to enjoy it as his directorial debut, appreciate it as a throwback tropey Action Flick of the 90s. But even as your stereotypical action flick it was mostly too insipid and contrived. Less than stellar performances didn't helping the oft cringey dialogue. I groaned and eye rolled many times. However the action sequences got better later into the film. The main character fell flat, even without the hamfisted, poorly executed MeToo Wokeism. MR always has damanged Main Characters but that backstory and damage usually amounts to something or ties-in somehow. He is more than capable of writing amazing female characters so it was a real disappointment to have the focal point of the film to be reduced to something so flat and 2D, defined by nothing else but the 'message'. The singular room concept helped to build tension and suspense and there are some genuinely impressive moments, especially where the main villain is concerned. That character was the defining highlight of the film. CGI was also pretty consistently solid. Probably a safe route to have started with an original IP to build up the skills and clout as there is definitely some potential. Still looking forward to what he brings us next (the cameo appearance was very on the nose and I loved it!)

Vapid and contrived. Called Obi-Wan Kenobi but yet another classic Disney Bait and Switch. Everything about this feels awkward and forced. Performances aren't great, story not treading any new water, but leaving alot of questions, and dialogue uninspired. So far the only interesting characters are two side characters that appear in two episodes. The Big Reveal was dumb and too obvious and the Big Grande Confrontation was lacking in tension and gravitas. Had hopes but seems to be another example of a Colour by Numbers series

How to say you know nothing about the source material without saying it...some action scenes are ok I suppose and Lance Reddick owns the show the few times he's on screen. If you aren't invested in the franchise you may find something of merit, but otherwise what a mess! World's worst protag, dialogue that is worse than the games and just real questionable choices. *Let's see if this post gets deleted as well