The film is a
video game-type movie that takes everything to another level. The plot may be
lacking in many ways, with the element of common sense missing and the actions
of the antagonist being overkill at times. But, he is the bad guy, so their
actions (overkill or not) are irrelevant.
The movie was
made for those who love video games. Also, for those who have missed seeing
Rambo-type combatants. Here, our Rambo is a female who shoots a lot of people
and never gets hit by a single bullet on multiple occasions (though not all the
time).
If you're
looking for story depth to explain why any of the characters are so messed up,
get ready for some shallow explanations.
The movie takes
place in what I believe is an alternate reality future, where mankind has given
up on things like wrestling, boxing, and MMA. No more make-believe fights or
fights that end with both opponents still alive. There is an underground fight
club going on, called Skizm. In Skizm, everything goes, and players are allowed
to use guns and whatever else to kill their opponents. Skizm monitors the
fights with hacked surveillance/traffic cameras and drones. The whole thing is
then live-streamed for anyone to connect and watch.
Skizm has a main
player: her name is Nix (Samara Weaving). Nix is a weapons expert, and her main
niche is guns. Now, how does Miles (Daniel Radcliffe) come into this? Well,
Miles is an online troll who gets off on hijacking people’s posts and insulting
everyone commenting on them. He stumbles onto Skizm and immediately starts
doing what he does best—trolling. As usual, he goes overboard for the fun of
it, when he gets a message from someone with his IP address. Fearing that his
location has been compromised, he shuts down his system, thinking all is well,
and moves on.
He makes plans
for the day, and next, he gets a knock on the door to reveal the people he’s
been insulting. Turns out, they are the ones who run Skizm and didn’t take
kindly to trolls.
Thinking death
has come knocking, Miles is knocked out, only to wake up and find guns bolted
to his two hands. He is given the instruction that, to survive, he has to kill
Nix. We find out that Nix is actually mentally unstable, with Miles supposed to
be her last kill. She is highly motivated.
Now Miles has to
survive, as Nix is not playing around. She starts to hunt Miles, and he starts
to run.
The movie, for
me, is average, to say the least. Don’t go watching expecting more than the
action of shooting and death all around.
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