I can see the effort behind this movie, and it kind of looks ok for a low budget project.
But as it goes on it just fails at everything (with an exception being probably some of the acting and some of the practical effects, which are good for a low budget movie).
There are so many things that could've been improved without buffing the budget. The bunker itself doesn't project any claustrophobia, it's very wide and clean; even though the uniforms represent the time period everyone looks like an actor, a model, instead of a soldier of the Great War ending. There is no suspense, the mystery dies off very fast, some of the scenes are shot incompetently.
I mean, isn't the art of moviemaking after all like squeezing the most out of your opportunities? I can go and re-watch the original Terminator and still enjoy it, and Cameron had no budget to back that up as well.
This is a good example of a movie that felt great in the director's mind and on paper, but crumbled when they started bringing it to life.
I hope the director will grow on this and his future projects will improve (and I wish him a bigger budget to back that up).
But as it goes on it just fails at everything (with an exception being probably some of the acting and some of the practical effects, which are good for a low budget movie).
There are so many things that could've been improved without buffing the budget. The bunker itself doesn't project any claustrophobia, it's very wide and clean; even though the uniforms represent the time period everyone looks like an actor, a model, instead of a soldier of the Great War ending. There is no suspense, the mystery dies off very fast, some of the scenes are shot incompetently.
I mean, isn't the art of moviemaking after all like squeezing the most out of your opportunities? I can go and re-watch the original Terminator and still enjoy it, and Cameron had no budget to back that up as well.
This is a good example of a movie that felt great in the director's mind and on paper, but crumbled when they started bringing it to life.
I hope the director will grow on this and his future projects will improve (and I wish him a bigger budget to back that up).