Vestarion

Uninspired acting, poor storytelling, cliché tropes, and offensive misrepresentation of other world powers as delinquent. The movie screams propaganda: a single woman able to do what entire special forces teams cannot, simply because she is the president of America. It glorifies the U.S. as superior to all others through the tired and uninformed “lone American saviour” plotline—an approach that’s long past its expiry date. Meanwhile, other world leaders are portrayed as selfish and wholly inept. For instance, the British prime minister acts like a scared, petulant child—begging the president for her special forces teams to intervene, as if the UK doesn’t have its own elite units capable of securing high-level summits. 🙄 The film borrows so heavily from the Olympus Has Fallen franchise that it’s almost impossible to tell them apart—aside from this version’s gutless, lethargic tone and lack of urgency or complexity. It feels lazy across the board: in its acting, writing, and direction. Overall, a weary, egotistical, and unrealistic narrative, which failed to be redeemed by its third-rate execution.

I think the most accurate description of Somebody Feed Phil is "quirky" - but don't let that put you off! Admittedly, at first I was skeptical about Phil, his personality and his sense of humour, but you soon come to really appreciate his constantly positive perceptive of not just food, but the world; the people and the culture. Honestly, it's strange, but this show really teaches you to look deeper behind food, as the stories behind it can be very surprising, and that the world is ultimately how you allow yourself to perceive it.