PRAISE: When a writer and Director taps into nostalgia and something familiar i dont have a problem with it as ling as its done. I think this movie gets all of the aforementioned right for the most part.
The story is about Alan Ritchson as "81," a soldier in a brutal, elite Army Ranger training program. During a final, 81 and his unit encounter a deadly, forcing them to fight for survival. Ritchson does a pretty good job as 81,he's able to bring enough realism to 81's PTSD along with raw emotion to bring believable moments to the movie. There's some very good 90's style action think Predator and I could tell Director/writer Patrick Hughes and co Writer are fans of the Predator franchise. The action is extremely intense at times coupled with gory moments that caught me off guard. The movie definitely gave me flashbacks of the 1989 movie Robotjox. I think the linked together perilous moments in the movie were on point. I thought the movie did a good job with 81's fellow soldiers who were in should I follow and should I trust mode for awhile.
PROBLEMS: If the military was really watching 81 closely there are several things that would have never happened. I was looking for a revelation that the movie opens the door to but never enters. The same can be said of several explanations that never happen.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7½
