Fall 2: Deadpoint – Review

Fall 2: Deadpoint – Budget of $3 million – 1 hour and 37 minutes

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Shiloh Hunter became a viral sensation after falling to her death from a radio tower. Her final videos made it to the world, making her #FallGirl. Her fans call themselves ‘Fall-owers.’ Police recovered her Bronco and returned it to her little sister, Jax. Jax refuses to sell it to a fan and shies away from Shiloh’s spotlight. However, Shiloh’s college friend, Luce, often checks on Jax. She wants Jax to face her fears and grieve. Luce visits to see how Jax is doing after receiving the SUV. Jax offers to sell it to Luce with everything inside. Luce can’t believe it. She looks through the contents and finds Shiloh’s F**k It List. It’s a list of all the dangerous climbs she wanted to accomplish and post. Jax lets her have it all.

Days later, Luce brings the book to Jax and shows her ‘Walk the Plank.’ It is a plank walk along Mount Kwan. If you pass the Death Dragon Statue, it will eat your fears. Jax thinks of her sister and chooses to go. They travel to Thailand and use Shiloh’s instructions to find a mountain side bar. They give the bartender a code phrase, and he introduces them to a guide named Jon. He warns them that climbing the mountain is illegal and it’s the off-season for climbs. If it rains, the planks will be slippery. Jax and Luce don’t care. Jon agrees to do it for $5000. They pay him.

Jax and Luce arrive at the lockers. Jon gives them an O2 tank for air sickness, a radio for communication, and a harness with clips for safety. He displays the ‘clip in, clip out’ method before taking them to the mountainside. They climb the ladder to the plank and start the walk. They discover part of the safety rope is missing, but continue. They carefully navigate the Devil’s Elbow and enjoy the view. Jon alerts them that they are near the end and urges them to keep moving. Then, the rocks slide. When Jax and Luce look up, John and the plank in front of them are gone. Jax and Luce turn around to make it back to the ladder. However, an earthquake strikes, causing another rock slide and taking out the planks to the ladder. Jax and Luce are stuck on the Devil’s Elbow with no one to help. Can they make it down alive?

This adrenaline rush has the nerve-racking moments of the first film with several twists. The director focuses on the unstable bolts, ropes, and chains as they walk. Each creak will make you cringe. While the mountainside graphics are incredible, this sequel doesn’t focus on what’s below them. So you never feel your stomach drop like the first film. Unlike its predecessor, Luce and Jax never complain about food or water. It makes the plot less real and more fantastical. The first plot twist blends with the opening scene. However, the second feels like the writers tried to top the first. The changes shouldn’t take away the fear you feel when Jax and Luce are on the mountainside. They try everything possible to aid their rescue. Each tactic is more frightening than the last. Based on the last scene, there will be a Fall 3.

I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars

Thanks, Billy – Jax

Do as I say, not as I do – John

Is that a problem? – Luce

If you can’t trust your big sister, who can you trust? – Shiloh

By Any Means – Review

By Any Means – Budget of $29 million – 1 hour and 47 minutes

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Special Agent Wayne Strider moved to Mississippi with his wife, Allison, to join the FBI. Sadly, they haven’t given him a case. Instead, he and another agent work in the file room. Wayne walks to his boss’s office to ask for more work, but Special Agent Roy says no. Wayne leaves in frustration and returns home to Allison. They travel to Vernon Dahmer’s house the next afternoon. Vernon encourages people to register and vote. He believes that the only way to change Mississippi is at the polls. He offers to pay the poll tax for anyone who can’t afford it. Afterward, Wayne and Allison sit with Vernon and his wife, Ellie, and notice that they ignore calls. The KKK have been threatening the Dahmers, and they sleep in shifts to look over their children. Wayne and Allison leave with fear in their hearts.

Wayne and Allison awaken to horrific news. The KKK firebombed Vernon’s home and killed him. Wayne drives to the scene for answers, but the police ignore his badge. After receiving a call from J. Edgar Hoover, Roy has added pressure to solve the crime. However, he knows things work differently in Mississippi. Roy and Special Agent Everett Rhodes call Wayne into their office. They hand Wayne a briefcase. Everett instructs him to keep it with him, stay close to it, and never read the contents. They want him to drive to a hotel and give it to an operative named Gregory Scrapa. Gregory will handle things his way with Wayne’s assistance. They tell Wayne that he will be Gregory’s handler. Wayne jumps at a chance to prove he can handle a case. However, although effective, he won’t like Gregory’s interrogation methods. Can they find common ground and uncover who murdered Vernon?

This historical thriller uses Southern racial tension to engage the viewers while amplifying their fears during tense situations. The opening scene grabs your attention as Gregory tortures a man to get information about 3 missing college students. You aren’t sure who Gregory is, but you know he is not law enforcement. Then, you learn about Wayne. He grew up in Mississippi and returned after working in Chicago. He believes in justice and equality for all, but he knows how to move safely around the South. This differing dynamic builds suspense as Wayne and Gregory work together. They argue about how to handle things and how to persuade others. You will wonder whether Gregory will gain a sense of morality or if Wayne will bend to dark influences. During this, you see the heartbreaking reality of the evil around them as people die for doing the right thing. Since this is a historical film, there are no twists to surprise the viewers. However, you do get a recap of the major players at the end. This film isn’t a reenactment. So, the writers took some liberties with the truth. The audience will hold their breath, will laugh out loud, and will feel genuine fear. The movie has the hair, makeup, music, and technology of the 1960s. The vanity department researched the period extensively. It may not win awards, but it keeps the audience in the moment. This movie is worth the price of admission and your time.

I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars

I am not your driver. I’m your handler – Wayne

I’m a hitter – Gregory

Onslaught – Review

Onslaught – Budget of $15 million – 1 hour and 32 minutes

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Combat Veteran Celeste manages a trailer park when she sees her ex-husband’s car speeding to her home. She runs into her trailer to hide her guns and alcohol before he parks. Their daughter, Daisy, jumps out of the car, formally greets Celeste, enters the home, and washes the dishes. Celeste and Griffin argue because this wasn’t her week. Then he hits her with an admission. He and his new wife, Sharon, want to move across the country with Daisy. Celeste screams at Griffin while he drives away. Celeste enters her home and decides to go to a truck stop for supplies and dinner. 

Dr. Hans Kammler gets a call that the buyer is ready. He says goodbye to his wife, Hanna, puts in earplugs, boards a helicopter, and puts on an eye mask. He arrives at the military base, and Baylor greets him. He’s ready for a display of Hans’s work. Hans and his team created super soldiers. They are bulletproof, follow orders, control their heart rates, and never get tired. Because of their previous actions in the military, their comrades named them The Crybaby, The Cockroach, and The Butcher. Hans’s subordinates don’t believe the soldiers are ready, but Hans moves forward. Hans’s team fills a room with gas, turns off the lights, and releases several armed special agents into the room. Hans’s soldiers quickly kill them all, but the soldiers have seizures and flatline. Hans and his team run inside to help them, and Baylor watches the monitors. As the team warms up the defibrillator, Baylor spies a heartbeat on the monitor. The soldiers awaken and kill Hans, Baylor, and everyone else in the vicinity before escaping the base. 

Cyprus receives a call from his boss. The military base is a mess, and they want him to clean it up. Cyprus arrives at the base and sees the damage the super soldiers left behind. He must contain everything and destroy the evidence. However, the head of the board contacts him. They want to see what Hans’s work will do in the real world as part of a test. They tell Cyprus to stand back and be ready for more cleanup later.

Celeste gets items from the truck stop as Daisy waits in the car. Daisy sees three masked men in the distance. Before she can get a good look, Celeste gets in the truck and drives home. The super soldiers enter the truck stop and kill everyone inside without remorse or hesitation. Then, the Butcher remembers seeing Celeste exit. The soldiers jump on a big rig and head to the trailer park. They will kill every resident unless someone stops them. Can Celeste save her daughter, her friends, and herself?

This bloody thriller starts with a veteran trying to balance trauma, work, and motherhood. However, she notices the increasing number of black hawks in the sky. She believes something’s going on, but her friends tell her to relax. The audience knows she’s right because you have a glimpse of what’s happening at the secret facility. The film has a countdown of when the supersoldiers will reach the trailer park. Until then, we see how dangerous they are. No one is safe. The set designers used the trailers’ confined spaces to magnify the fear and violence. The director and editor blur some of the violence in the truck stop scene. So your imagination can do the work. The choreographers had fun with their weapon choices. The closing credits feature news articles that hint at a possibility for part two. And the host of characters are uniquely funny and entertaining. This film has everything needed to become a cult classic. 

I give it 4 out of 5 stars

Mommy’s got to get her guns – Celeste

You promise? – Daisy

Raise your words, not your voice – Griffin

It’s a bit better now – Kovacks

It’s just a scratch – Josiah

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