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Watching this movie with no sound would probably make it a better experience, as most of the visuals are striking and quite beautiful. The cinematography, the production design, the palette choices, the use of light and shadow are all great.

But the story is incredibly boring and nonsensical. The dialogue sounds like it was generated by a poorly coded AI. And all of the actors - including Bautista and Jovovich, both talented, charismatic performers - are reduced to delivering their lines as if the director asked them to intentionally sound wooden and forced, almost like a parody of a fantasy movie, but an unfunny, slog of a parody.

I would have walked out of this - a thing I have only done in the middle of only one other movie my life (the last "Terrifier") - if it were not for the fact that my wife fell asleep after the first act, and I didn't want to wake her up.

I would recommend that no one waste their time with this movie. If you're interested in the visuals, when it's streaming maybe play it in the background with the sound muted while you're listening to your favorite audio podcast.

It's interesting how the reviews seem to be split down the middle, because that's how we were in my living room: half loved it, and half thought it was just ridiculous.

I'm solidly in the love camp: the dialogue was well-written (while maddening in the misogyny the protagonist had to deal with... don't watch it with young kids)...

Chloe's performance was great & the supporting cast dies it's job convincingly

and when there's finally a shift from tension to over-the-top action it takes it *way*over the top & never lets up.

There's one particular moment with an explosion that has to be the most ridiculous but also one of the most fun action bits that has ever been put in a movie.

Just go for a ride and enjoy!