Cross
Wars
(2017/Sony Blu-ray)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: C Film: D
Every
once in a while, a film comes along that is so devastatingly terrible
you question how it got made in the first place and how such a major
label allowed it to be distributed to the masses... on Blu-ray
nevertheless.
Such
is the case with Patrick Durham's Cross
Wars
(2017), which features some of the most laughably bad acting,
cringe-worthy cheap digital special effects, dialogue so corny it
will make your head spin, and the blandest, worst overall filmmaking
in recent years that's completely devoid of cinematic value and
style. Shamelessly ripping off stronger films, Cross
Wars
is an attempt to be some sort of comic book/action thriller and
instead becomes an endurance test to stop your finger from hitting
the 'stop' button on your Blu-ray remote control.
Cross
Wars features such names you may vaguely remember as Brian Austin
Green, Tom Sizemore, Vinnie Jones, and somehow, they got Danny Trejo
to show up.
Callan
(Green) possesses a mystical amulet (with powers suspiciously similar
to that of DC's The Green Lantern) who ends up meeting some babes,
killing countless henchmen, and of course fighting off a
world-threatening bad guy (Jones), to whom also possesses a power in
equal to our hero. If this couldn't get any more cookie cutter, the
story is supposed to take place in a comic book, which we are sucked
into the pages of in the opening sequence. How original.
It
hard to even begin to list the issues with this film as it would take
a hard leather bound book and several volumes. It wouldn't be so bad
if it didn't take itself so seriously. At the core what we have here
is B-Movie action fanfare with some recognizable faces, but what we
get is some semi-serious action thriller that's too outlandish for
its own good. Whoever thought Brian Austin Green could lead a cast
should immediately be fired as well, but that goes without saying.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1
paired with a DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) lossless 5.1 track that is up
to standards with Blu-ray specifications, and doesn't help the film's
low special effects budget, but instead exposing it to the atrocity
it is.
Special
Features...
Filmmakers
Commentary
Alternate
Credits
Unless
you are trying to torture yourself, don't dare watch this hollow,
lackluster action flick.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
