65 is a decent sci-fi action/survival film, and Adam Driver does the best possible job with what he is given. And who doesn't like CGI dinosaurs? Even though the chase scenes are contrived, that's typical for this genre. If you just switch your brain off, it's possible to enjoy the film.
But I couldn't switch my brain off, because I don't understand the essential premise of the film. The opening credits establish that Driver's character Mills, his daughter and her mother are all aliens from Somaris, a pre-human civilization from 65 million years ago. And yet, the film opens with Mills and his partner discussing his two year upcoming exploration, medical expenses and his salary. In American accented English. And then we see him crashing his spaceship, which looks like every other human spaceship you've ever seen. And all of the language, gear, computers and clothing are standard issue science fiction. There's not a single thing to indicate Mills and the other characters are aliens from Somaris and aren't regular old humans from the 20th century as we know them.
I can swallow that humanoid races might have existed prior to humanity. I can even accept English because hey, it's a movie. But the creators made zero effort here. It's as if this was going to be a time travel movie, and they just tacked the Somaris civilization on at the last minute to fill some other plot hole. I was waiting for some big reveal at the end to resolve my confusion, but there was absolutely nothing.
The upside, at least I got to stream it for free.
But I couldn't switch my brain off, because I don't understand the essential premise of the film. The opening credits establish that Driver's character Mills, his daughter and her mother are all aliens from Somaris, a pre-human civilization from 65 million years ago. And yet, the film opens with Mills and his partner discussing his two year upcoming exploration, medical expenses and his salary. In American accented English. And then we see him crashing his spaceship, which looks like every other human spaceship you've ever seen. And all of the language, gear, computers and clothing are standard issue science fiction. There's not a single thing to indicate Mills and the other characters are aliens from Somaris and aren't regular old humans from the 20th century as we know them.
I can swallow that humanoid races might have existed prior to humanity. I can even accept English because hey, it's a movie. But the creators made zero effort here. It's as if this was going to be a time travel movie, and they just tacked the Somaris civilization on at the last minute to fill some other plot hole. I was waiting for some big reveal at the end to resolve my confusion, but there was absolutely nothing.
The upside, at least I got to stream it for free.
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