It was after seeing this particular film that I made long overdue peace with the fact that one man's trash is indeed another man's treasure.
For about three consecutive days, a friend recommended this film to me and when I reported that I couldn't find it anywhere, the friend painstakingly paid their way down to my house to send the movie for me.
I admire people who are passionate about the things they like and those who would go the extra mile to recommend or share their passion with close friends. Since the friend had already gone through a lot to ensure a dwindling cinephile like myself got this movie, I opted to watch the movie the very same day.
Judging from the fervor with which the friend recommended the movie, I expected a lot more but I wouldn't exactly say I got what I expected.
About The Movie
In a bid to prevent global disaster, a brilliant designer creates a satellite which he names ‘Dutch Boy’. When the world's climate control satellite begins to malfunction, the designer must work alongside his estranged brother to save the world from an imminent man-made storm–a geostorm.
A trip to space follows this decision. While on earth, the assassination of the president, who is a walking and breathing security code for the Dutch Boy satellite, unfolds.
The science-fiction disaster film released on the the 20th of October, 2017 was directed, co-written and produced by Dean Devlin. The film runs for 111 minutes and stars actors like Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish and Garbage.
My Opinion
While the movie featured impressive cast members, the characters were utterly underdeveloped and lacked depth. On the other hand, the script of the movie was quite predictable and a bit cheesy. Right from the very first scene, I could tell what move each character was going to make and at what point. Irrespective of this, I still stuck with the movie because the more each scene unraveled, the more pacifying it was to watch.
I particularly like the fact that one of the major characters represented the country Germany. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a soft spot for anything German and as such even if a tad bit of German culture is displayed, I'll happily take it.
Not only did the film feature Germany but other countries as well and this was just beautiful. I like how the movie integrated the countries, the popular stereotypes surrounding them and the way of life of the citizens.
The visual effects were undoubtedly the highlight of the film, with the stunning depictions of catastrophic weather events. The very first catastrophe, which was a severe hailstorm that froze every single thing in a village in Afghanistan, looked extremely real and convincing. However, some of these scenes felt disconnected from the main plot of the film and seemed like they were added solely for the spectacle valve. To me, this wasn't so much of a problem.
In general, Geostorm felt like a spoonful of wasabi to someone with a sensitive stomach; very unsatisfying but mesmerizing. I could say that the film is one worth the watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon when you'd rather do nothing else.
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Recommendation and Rating
I would recommend this movie to anyone who isn't searching for anything extremely titillating or entertaining. While watching this film, one shouldn't expect too much in terms of plot, character development or originality.
I would give the film a 5.5/10 rating because although it wasn't an extremely terrible watch, it wasn't so appalling either.
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