Adam Driver Dinosaur Film Is a Misfire

65 million years in the past, Adam Driver roamed the Earth. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the writers of A Quiet Place, wrote this sci-fi horror motion thriller. This movie follows Mills, a pilot who crash-lands on an unknown planet, which seems to be Earth throughout the Cretaceous interval. Armed with a set of futuristic weapons, Mills should fend off the dinosaurs whereas bringing a younger woman named Koa (Ariana Greenblatt) to security. 65 wastes its distinctive idea on a bloated, pedestrian thriller with a skinny screenplay that by no means permits it to rise above the remainder.

Steven Spielberg ruined films. As soon as he made Jaws, no person may ever make a shark film nearly as good as that. And as soon as he made Jurassic Park, no person may ever make a dinosaur film that would attain these ranges of greatness. Kudos to Beck and Woods for making an attempt as a result of it’s no simple process, however sadly, the movie must do extra with its idea. Placing a human in a panorama crammed with dinosaurs is a enjoyable concept, however the film takes it and does the “lone wolf and cub” idea. Those that have been maintaining with The Final of Us are conversant in skilled warriors bringing a younger woman to security, however this film does it with dinos as an alternative of zombies, with none of the standard.

A part of the explanation it doesn’t work is that Driver and Greenblatt share little chemistry. Though the film offers them a number of moments to bond, there’s a language barrier between them, and the movie solely typically permits them to speak with out phrases. Moreover, Driver has confirmed himself a wonderful actor in earlier movies, bringing a lot of his depth to this film. Nonetheless, Driver fails to carry out his interior Schwarzenegger, with a film idea much like Predator however with no charisma wanted to hold a movie with this concept.

It’s enjoyable to see Oscar-nominated Adam Driver present up for some B-movie motion schlock, however the movie takes itself too significantly to have enjoyable. Some exposition is sloppily given via title playing cards, and there’s a second that feels harking back to the scene in Interstellar the place Matthew McConaughey watches clips of his kids rising up. Nonetheless, 65 by no means captures the emotion of that scene, with its mediocre storytelling. The movie has a number of makes an attempt at a ticking clock, developed characters, and a purpose they’re making an attempt to achieve, however it could possibly be extra creative. The distinction between futuristic tech and old style dinos is a good suggestion, however the weapons really feel extra like common weapons with cool lights on them quite than distinctive weapons now we have not seen earlier than in a movie. 

In the end, 65 is a misfire. The performances are good, and there are a number of moments of intense motion, however the movie has little to supply past what you’re used to seeing in a creature characteristic. Suppose you’re in search of a narrative alongside these traces. In that case, you’re higher off watching The Final of Us or Logan or Léon: The Skilled as a result of although dinosaurs make for some enjoyable films, this movie’s breezy runtime can’t put it aside from being a dull thriller.

SCORE: 5/10

As ComingSoon’s overview coverage explains, a rating of 5 equates to “Mediocre.” The positives and negatives wind up negating one another, making it a wash.