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You can tell they are really trying to make what they have work. The dark atmosphere helps enhance the look of the CGI. The monsters and environments are fantastically done. The movie is fairly sluggish with its pacing and confusing with some of the plot threads.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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andrew r

Essentially "Moby Dick" in space, this is quite an odd movie. The alien special effects and the "space working fishermen" aesthetic are pretty good. The world-building is not bad at all. The fake-customs-agent who really wants to be mystically cured of her inoperable cancer is a weird twist. The action rollicks along at a reasonable pace and it isn't too long. Never the less, it manages to convey a strong sense of "soap opera" with the dialog and character interactions, rather than the "space opera" that it is shooting for. A pleasant enough diversion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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So bad. Like so many of the reviewers…I love the genre and the concepts so much…I was ready to accept the super cliche cast of characters. I then forced myself to accept that no single individual in the movie had me rooting for them…the guy cheating on his wife? The haunted wooden captain who should turn out to have a heart of gold under the gruff exterior (I'll save you…he's an ass throughout). Not even the mysterious agent with cancer who sneaks on board ever really evolves. All to hunt a creature who only seems to kill ships when they attack it (think Japanese whaling…not Moby Dick). But I like the genre so much (translation I've seen everything in it and know my shit)…that I can't help but comment that with a real director (one not fit for YouTube skits like this moron)…this could have been a great movie (little better writing, lengthen it so at least something or someone's character can get at least partly flushed out)…..instead…he let this be edited into an entirely incoherent and pointless mess! I've literally heard better tales from my 10yo sons at bedtime (granted they are left-handed so naturally better at creatively and coherence this this silly director but come on). Investors…this wasn't cheap so I'd sue the Director for theft. He screwed you…I can overlook incompetence somewhat…but he did this to spew garbage and run off with his coffee girl to Cambodia. Call him…guarantee this director is off the grid now. Horrid incoherent mess…skip it (from a man who is head of a hospital, loves the genre…and grants huge leniency to anything in my beloved space epic genre.) So bad. So…bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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The beginning was fairly ok with some decent atmosphere of the story. Past the 30 minute mark the story, characters, and plot goes down from there. Got to about 4/5 into the movie before I just started to jumped forward ever 5 minutes to get overview of the ending. More disappointed then usual since it started out ok before turning into garbage.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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George F

This satiric Moby Dick in space follows the tragically obsessed male captain, who seeks revenge against the transdimensional space whale that killed his father. He is at cross purposes with a dying, female Ishmael/Queequeg figure who seeks to be healed by following the whale into its native "white space," where everything is made physically and spiritually pure and whole. It's a fascinating Godawful mess that along the way lampoons seagoing monsters, bug-eyed monsters, cigar-chomping military heroes and redemptive parenthood. Yes, the (lady) Ishmael analog does witness the tale from opening scene to conclusion and does survive in an appropriately coffin-like hibernation pod, apparently healed, to tell it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/19/21

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Great budget SciFi movie in the tradition of 70s, 80s, and 90s budget SciFi films that first got me hooked on SciFi books and movies in the first place. Interesting camera visuals of space with fantastic light exposure hitting the camera making it feel like it was actually filmed in space and original sets world build very well and do not leave you feeling it is a recycled world of other movies. The story is Moby Dick in space. Captain Ahab meets a space whale sounds like a done and dusted concept, but it is a great fresh take on an old story that was a joy to watch. They took the time to introduce all of the main characters so you actually care if they live or die which is missing in a lot of big budget Hollywood movies nowadays. I wasn't left with a thought the Captain was a villain or a hero, I was given an insight into his past and how that led his decisions throughout the film and why despite caring for his crew he had to hunt his whale.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Ken Locsmandi

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Holt McCallany

Richard Bentley

Zulay Henao

Lynn Navarro

Dave Sheridan

Stubniski

James Devoti

Owen Bentley

Jocko Sims

Harpo

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

Good-looking but dimwitted sci-fi.

Dec 13, 2018

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Sol Harris

Starburst

You're seemingly supposed to be on [the protagonist's] side when he essentially sentences his crew to death by taking them on a suicide mission in order to harass a wild animal.

Rated: 3/10

Jan 7, 2019

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Synopsis

The captain of a deep-space vessel makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. His obsession soon jeopardizes the mutinous crew when the gigantic and deadly creature attacks the ship.

Director: Ken Locsmandi
Executive Producer: Michael Mills
Screenwriter: Ryan Colucci, Clay McLeod Chapman
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Vertical Entertainment
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 14, 2018
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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