Spectral (2016)
10/10
SPEC TACULAR
24 September 2021
Sci-fi stories (good ones) are getting harder and harder to come up with making a good story stand-out. This movie is a good story and it is delivered up with action, suspense, thrills and sets a good viewer hook. Mystery drives the plot and then horror as the famous "there no defense against this theme" kicks in. Who better than to make the point than a group of highly trained, no-nonsense elite warrior groups who can kill anything that moves but this poses a problem to them which in turn causes a type of terror to the viewer. Its well done. It then submits another famous theme: "If you cannot kill or stop this, then RUN"! Which frightens very well. Terminator did this successfully as did agents in the Matrix. Good ghost stories have used this effectively too until we find the edge or way to defeat what appears to be unbeatable. This brings you to the edge of your seat. The ending satisfies and as in all good movies leaves one wondering what happens next. The viewers have to supply that ending in their minds and discussions. This could have been a great 2.5 hour movie with such a good premise. We will take what we can get. Hollywood needs more talent.
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