Terminus

 Terminus 2015

• Director: Marc Furmie
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Jai Koutrae, Todd Lacance, Kendra Appleton, Katherine Hicks, Bren Foster, William Emmons, Vincent Andriano
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• None of them
• Why? Possibly interesting
• Seen: 1 August 2021      

       What an odd mix of aliens from outer space, social realism in the form of poverty, unemployment and despair, political statements about waging war as the global economy collapses, vets protesting the war and being spat on and arrested, and the threat of nuclear war. There’s a touch of Scully and Mulder too, in the form of Men in Black agents (without the humour).

       It almost has the feel of a B film, or a debut by director as well as actors. Too much is crammed into a 90-minute film. However, all of them have done other films so it can’t be that.

       For some reason, I like it anyway. I like the characters, unemployed recently widowed mechanic David (Koutrae), his daughter Annie (Appleton) and amputee vet Zach (Lancance) even though they teeter on the edge of stereotype and aren’t really very well-developed. And I like the class aspect. Working class hero and all that. Therefore 

3* of 5