Infini

'Infini' the independent Australian film made on low budget with most, maybe all of its actors doing their roles for free is an entertaining chunk of screen that has no shortages of head f@cks.

The film takes on the familiar style of Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus'. A group of scientists or in this case soldiers jump both feet in to the challenge that comes before them only to find themselves neck deep in grueling and unforgiving mess. This film requires you to invest. I found myself in its opening scenes being battered by unoriginal script writing and low grade acting that filled me with dis-contempt. However if you persist, are open minded and know how to watch films for what they are and not what you expect them to be. 'Infini' will hopefully, like it did me, leave you wanting more and more.

Only after stumbling upon a trailer of this film, post its date of release as listed on its IMDb page did I even know this film existed. Its under budgeted so that means under marketed. This film has room to evolve and expand but with such little funding, its hard to see these ideals becoming reality.

If you can keep an open mind and enjoy films for what they are then give 'Infini' your undivided attention. Its at times hard to follow, confronting and different. However keeping in mind its little budget, 'Infini' once its final scenes had finished, imprinted in my mind. I will be recommending this to others in time to come while I keep my eyes peeled for any word of what to is come of this sci-fi flick and the team that helped bring it to life.

OK so it's not the common type of Hollywood big budged, I agree. Well you might even need to drink 2 or 3 beers to get inside that universe, but if you do it's a damn good movie, it keeps you thinking, the message is simple, yet I can't say I have seen a similar idea so far and I've seen thousands of movies.

Acting is decent, so are the few action scenes, which I have to say they are not many but enough to keep you hooked.

Who knows if it had a budget like Alien or Prometheus it might have been quite a masterpiece. My opinion, give it a try, you might really like it if you are a sci fi fan.

Overall I think this was a good movie. The acting was convincing, the characters came across naturally and with conviction. It's not a complicated film to understand. You find out what goes on gradually as the characters do and that's a nice touch, keeping you in suspense as you don't quite know what's happening or what comes next. The movie pulls you into its world, the storyline was plausible as far as futuristic sci fi's goes, the characters kept you engaged and you felt for them as they struggled. I would recommend this film if you're a fan of sci fi's, and to those who aren't because it doesn't use silly effects to keep you engaged, it has just the right balance. Fun, entertaining mind twisting thriller.

This film borrows a lot from classic sci fi horror movies, you get some of the tech from alien, a little bit of Event Horizon, and has the claustrophobia of The Thing. For a movie made on such a low budget, its pretty good. Maybe not quite on the level of some of the films I've mentioned but still a lot of fun.

A group of colonial marines like characters start off on a search and rescue mission in a far away outpost. Who's alive? Who's dead? You don't really know at the start, but the movie takes its own twist which will be fun for sci fi fans. Its a little weak in the latter half of the 3rd act, too many repeating scenes. I think some things could've been cut.

Overall, its an enjoyable sci fi horror movie. It knows what it is, the actors play their parts well. And even though it borrows heavily from earlier works it still has a fresh ending. Worth checking out especially because this genre is sadly neglected.

The basis of the plot is a good one, though not original. The movie movie had a few plus points, but the negatives were big. 1. Will writers/ directors please ,stop making every contagion a zombie / rabid virus, try using some imagination. 2. The pace of the movie was at times excruciatingly slow. 3. Why do Science Fiction horror movies almost all follow either Alien, Event Horizon or the Thing, and some follow all 3. There are plenty of great writers out there with originality, stop playing safe, it's boring.