Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Thomas Jane | ... | Maj. 'Mitch' Hunter | |
Ron Perlman | ... | Brother Samuel | |
Devon Aoki | ... | Cpl. Valerie Duval | |
Sean Pertwee | ... | Capt. Nathan Rooker | |
Benno Fürmann | ... | Lt. Maximillian von Steiner | |
John Malkovich | ... | Constantine | |
Anna Walton | ... | Severian | |
Tom Wu | ... | Cpl. Juba Kim Wu | |
Steve Toussaint | ... | Capt. John McGuire | |
Luis Echegaray | ... | Cpl. Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera | |
Pras Michel | ... | Captain Michaels | |
Shauna Macdonald | ... | Adelaide | |
Roger Ashton-Griffiths | ... | Science Monk | |
Christopher Adamson | ... | Hodge | |
Nicholas Ball | ... | Plutocrat |
At the end of the Ice Age, The Machine came from outer space with the purpose to change men into mutants. However, a hero defeated the device and a great seal was laid over The Machine. In 2707, the depleted world is ruled by four Corporations: Mishima, Bauhaus, Capitol and Imperial that are in a constant state of war. During a battle between Capitol and Bauhaus, the great seal is broken and The Machine works again transforming soldiers and civilians into hordes of mutants. A small part of the population escapes to Mars, leaving millions of people behind. The man of faith and leader of an ancient brotherhood, Brother Samuel, is a believer in God and the Chronicles, a bible about the mutants from ancient times. With the city besieged by the mutants, he visits the Corporations' leader Constantine, asking for an aircraft and twenty men for a suicide mission to destroy The Machine, planting a bomb and a detonator following the knowledge of the Chronicles. He recruits the tough Major '... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
So, going into this film, I was not expecting to much. However, after watching this film, I can say I was impressed. There were good actors with Okay rolls. I also have to say, this is what CG effects and backdrops were used for, to give low budget films the interesting environments and effects without killing the budget.
To say the least about this film, it ranks as a top notch SyFy Channel movie. Yes, there are a couple movies on that channel that were good films, and this would be comparable, at the least, to them.
Admittedly, you don't really "feel" for many of the characters, other than Sgt. Hunter. His character, of course, was the primary of the bunch, so that makes sense. The remainder of the cast is just for support, and add for drama.
I have to say, I would like to see a sequel, considering how the film ended. I won't go into that as not to spoil anything.