Keith Bell

The film ends just as you thought it would, which means the movie was an exercise in mental and physical torture for the audience just as it was for the Christians in the film.

There have been few films that have ever tapped into my deepest core of love and loss, hope and fear, beginning and end that this one did. It has me coming back again and again to plumb the depths of me and I haven’t located that most vital part of my “self” yet. The movie itself is somehow beside the point. It’s the underlying nebulous emotion of the film that rends my inner being. I think I’m looking for something that doesn’t really exist in any tangible way, but that won’t deter me from the quest. It has something to do with being honestly and truly alive . . . and I don’t think I’m awake yet to participate in that journey.

All the scenes in this film were shot in one take. That’s not an indication of perfection. It’s a sign of laziness. Every actor slogged through the movie as if it were a low budget zombie flick.

This is a suitably tense sci-fi movie. Melanie Laurent ably carries the acting load with a few flashbacks and cut in scenes to add more cast members. The graphics and set are interesting and the light blue hues are calming even as this young woman (named Liz or “Omicron 267”) struggles to find a way out of her claustrophobic life chamber. But she won’t give up as she is also battling to figure out where she is and, more importantly, who she is. Rated: 🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸

I saw less running in the Olympics. That Beckett escapes at every turn is highly improbable to outlandish. Loved that last second phone that saved him from embassy employee Stephen Tynan's bullet. This was an eye-rolling film . . . but wasn't a total stinker.

I really liked this film. It is confusing, but what true art isn’t sometimes unclear to its audience? It’s that very aspect that allows the viewer to have their own relationship with the characters and events. The film is beautifully shot and scored. To me, that was the most important facet of the film. The truly emotional scenes are mini-movies within the scope of Aubrey’s pain and loss of best friend (lover?) Grace.