This Netflix film was viewed on Saturday December 17th. I decided to watch this on a Saturday when my wife was away and I should've been cleaning the bathroom. It kept showing up in every genre when I was looking for films to watch so I took a chance. The picture was originally to be released over the Summer but Universal decided against it and Netflix purchased the distribution rights.
The film is set in war torn Moldova. American troops encounter something very deadly that they can't wrap their heads around. Enter DARPA scientist Dr. Mark Clyne, a weapon specialist who might be able to identify this new "weapon." The "weapon" appears to be just mist moving independently but it's invulnerable to bullets and quite efficient at killing U.S. troops. On his first "ride along" with the Delta Force unit, Clyne eventually figures out how to spot the previously invisible force and rigs up a device so they can be seen. What they see is a mist in humanoid form. The mist pretty much makes mincemeat out the elite unit and the command is looking for Clyne to come up with something to fight the problem.
After suffering brutal defeats, eventually Clyne deduces (the clues were in front of him and he has to critically think to come up with the solution) what the creatures are and comes up with a plan to stop them. Things get a bit A-Team(y) as Clyne and the troops create weapons to track and kill the creatures that leads to a final showdown. During the battle Clyne and Fran (the CIA operative that is running the Delta Force ops) find the lab where the creatures are created (it's very sciencey but the people were once human but are now made up of a Bose-Einstein Condensate). Sure enough, the good guys win.
This wasn't a bad film. Lots of action that's well edited and the VFX are nicely done. A solid cast of actors you've seen before but may not be able to remember where you've seen them. The film clocks in at 107 minutes and it never really slows down. A good solid pace. This is writer/director Nic Mathieu's first feature film this got an 80% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Mathieu has filmed commercials prior to taking the helm of this feature and he does a really nice job. Fast paced action with a nice science fiction twist. It's worth the time to watch on a Friday or Saturday night.
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