Interceptor

I was expecting a solid old-school action film, but instead, I got a straight-up C-movie. I can’t believe Netflix took this on and presented it as some sort of top-tier entertainment—it’s baffling. Even the opening scene, with the whole crew playing out like some terrible parody with a budget that clearly stopped at a minimal number of zeros, sets the tone. Elsa Pataky has nothing to work with; the script does her no favors (such dreadful lines aren’t seen every day). On the plus side, a few scenes aren’t afraid to dive into brutality, so there’s at least something positive. The twists are quite absurd, the main antagonist is forgettable, and the CGI for the rockets was laughable (I’d love to see such a trajectory of nuclear missiles in real life). The ending, with the hanging and one-handed jumping, just added to the absurdity. The worst part is that the film takes itself seriously. Someone must have fallen off the turnip truck. It just can’t be rationally explained. At least Chris Hemsworth’s cameo was worth something. I give it 2/10. (12.06.2022)

Elsa Pataky protects a military station in the middle of the ocean that is supposed to shoot nuclear bombs out of the sky. Against her are a bunch of criminals, a lousy script, boring direction and a small budget. Interceptor is an uninteresting action movie with at best mediocre fights and shootouts, a rubbish villain, one good fatality and a lot of bullshit in two rooms. Cheap, cheap, boring. Waste of time. (07.06.2022)

It's been said that this is a female variation of Die Hard, but let's be honest, it's a pretty bad one. The action is undeniably B-grade, and Elsa Pataky just didn't fit the role for me. (14.06.2022)