Michael's Movie Grade: B-
A mostly successful sci-fi comedy.
Writer and director Luke Higginson based this feature length film (his very first) off of his own 2013 short film (which has the same name). As a feature length version of what was originally a short, this movie works better than it easily could have. The movie never feels overlong or stretched out. Instead, it feels just the right length. This film also benefits from quite well-defined characters. At the start of the movie, the characters seem like they are going to be one-dimensional and stereotypical but as the film progresses you get to see more layers behind these characters and there are even times when they make your question if they are the true heroes of the film. The story itself while simple on the surface does bring up some very thought-provoking moral questions.
With all the wacky humor, it is obvious that this movie wants you to laugh out loud. However, the humor is often not as funny as it wants to be. This is not to say that the humor falls flat, as it does work to an extent. However, it is the type of humor that makes you smile, or chuckle rather than really laugh. This film also rarely digs into the thought provoking questions it brings up as deeply as it should, with the climax being an underwhelming suspense sequence.
This movie honestly could have been better in some ways, but it still works quite well.
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