The 1, 2 and 3 star reviews are objectively absurd. The film is just not THAT bad. The range of reasonableness is realistically between 4 and 8 depending on taste.
Personally, I give it an 8 because I thought there were a lot of "cool" vibes from the style, tech, weapons, world, etc. There just aren't really any other films that are like this, in my opinion. I liked the color changing clothing & hair and when Violet pulls out her sword in the well room scene for example.
Ultimately, I do agree that the writing and dialogue generated some cringe moments. Some of the supporting actors said their lines like they were reading them off a teleprompter.
Who knows what was really going through the minds of the editors at Screen Gems, but I do think there must have been some reason for them to cut the film this way. And ultimately for me, I still enjoyed the ride due to the good stuff that made it through. Maybe some day we'll get a director's cut...
Personally, I give it an 8 because I thought there were a lot of "cool" vibes from the style, tech, weapons, world, etc. There just aren't really any other films that are like this, in my opinion. I liked the color changing clothing & hair and when Violet pulls out her sword in the well room scene for example.
Ultimately, I do agree that the writing and dialogue generated some cringe moments. Some of the supporting actors said their lines like they were reading them off a teleprompter.
Who knows what was really going through the minds of the editors at Screen Gems, but I do think there must have been some reason for them to cut the film this way. And ultimately for me, I still enjoyed the ride due to the good stuff that made it through. Maybe some day we'll get a director's cut...
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