Arrowhead (2017)

Here is a writer who had a brilliant idea, and then made the terrible mistake of putting it on film and directing it. The acting is mediocre at best, and the flow is horribly disjointed. The story, though--the story is absolutely excellent, as are the effects, props, scenery, and artwork (for the budget).Will you like this movie?If you're a true science fiction geek with any remnants of your childhood imagination (and you've had a bottle of wine.. or two) you will like--perhaps even adore this movie. I'm seriously about the imagination, you really have to meet this movie halfway.If you're a casual science fiction movie goer, who expects a captivating script, and nail-biting direction, probably not.Am *I* glad I watched it?Absolutely!3 stars off for poor story flow, and directing.

O boy, o boy, what a waste of time. When I read a review on IMDb and when I read the story summary I was quite happy and I really expected a good movie but this is totally crap. The act is mediocre, you can even say it's bad. The story is full of holes like Swiss cheese, the place of recording is indeed a disastrous choice. I really want to say something good about this movie but I can not find anything good. Very bad movie and I'm sorry about the time spent. I have the feeling that the idea could be much better used and that's the only thing I like about this movie, the idea. I'm really sorry that this was badly recorded because if the idea was only a little better elaborated and the action was a little more dynamic this could have been a really good movie. I'm suggesting to bypass this movie.

This is my first review. Don't listen to the others. This film was interesting all throughout. No boring parts. It didn't feel like a low budget film. Effects and soundtrack fit well to the story. The acting was excellent. Imagine watching the movie with a high-budget actor like Matt Damon or Chris Pratt and you'll probably rate it 10/10 for the story.

The synopsis here is that Kye Cortland (Dan Mor) is escaped from a planetary prison by some guerrilla types who are the enemy of the Empire and sent on a mission on a ship called 'Arrowhead' as he has the technical skills to fly it. The mission goes a tad wrong and he gets shipwrecked on a deserted moon. There is a tradition that certain prisoners are executed on a particular day each year and Kye finds out his father is next. All he wants to do is get to him before that happens and these outlaws are his only chance. The problem is he is not alone on this moon and what he meets will change him forever. Now this is low budget but that made me like it even more. They have gone back to basics and used bits of old vacuum cleaners and typewriters to make some of the props – even dustbin lids are employed. The acting is all excellent. Dan Mor is particularly good, but I have to say hats off to Christopher Kirby who starred in the brilliant 'Iron Sky'. He only has a small role but absolutely nails it and then some. The on board computer is brilliant too and will remind certain people of 'Dark Star' or even 'Red Dwarf'. The story itself is refreshingly original and it manages to keep the tension going right the way to the final frame. The CGI varies from rather good to above average but I am more than happy to live with that when the over all package is actually engagingly good.