Armstrong

Some people shouldn't make movies. This movie looks like it woulda been a good sci-fi flick in the right hands, but not these hands. I assume this was supposed to be an action flick, but as another reviewer said, they couldn't decide which way to go. Let me help you - the scene where the hero goes to stop the second explosion? You shoulda followed the action hero, not stayed with the two paramedics yammering... Reluctant pass...

Whatever the truth is, we are led on an exciting and dangerous adventure, with lots more people (or not people?) resembling "Star Wars" cast members, in which many people apparently die (though we don't get to know most of them) and buildings get blown up. You just don't know what will happen next or if things will get even worse. Maybe, just maybe it will end with the city being safe. This isn't an extraordinary movie, but more like a two-part TV episode. Sometimes there is action, and sometimes there is quiet conversation where we get to know the people. We see flashbacks with inferior picture quality and sound. That's how we know they're flashbacks. Armstrong is the standout character here. He is strong and intelligent and capable. Shawn Parsons does a good job. Lauren is not one of these strong women seen in so many movies and TV series like this. But she does call on what strength she has. And, yes, that does mean what you think it means, but does she go through with it? She is good at her job and even doing things that are not her job. Just once she really gets excited because she accomplished something important. As for whether Vicky Jeudy, who I am not familiar with, does a good job, of course good acting can include lack of confidence, and I think that's what happens here. Eddie is a regular guy who gets called on in this case to do more than a regular guy does. He has a mouth on him. The sound went out a lot, mostly when he was talking. Jason Antoon does a good job. Kevin Pollak is the only actor here I ever heard of. And he does the wacko radio host brilliantly. Is this wholesome family viewing? Not really, though it's not particularly bloody. I already mentioned language, but that problem is easily solved on broadcast TV. I don't usually watch movies or TV series like this, but sometimes I get rewarded. Here, I'm not so sure. Is it worth seeing? Certainly, if you like this sort of thing.

This is what happens when a director can't decide whether to make an action movie or a morality tale, and this waste of an hour-and-a-half of your life manages to fail miserably at both.

I watched the whole thing. Don't know what to say. Definitely could and should have been better.

Enjoyed this very much - new ideas with an interesting approach. Looking forward to new releases by these people. Very good! tomul

Lauren (Vicky Jeudy) has had a rough life and has decided to become an EMT so she can help people. This is her first night on the job as Eddie (Jason Antoon) her partner listens to late night crazy AM radio. Now we basically knows what happens as the opening needlessly shows us clips of all the action scenes in reverse chronological order with a time stamp, something that makes no sense to do. After an explosion, they run into Dave Armstrong (Shawn Parsons) a man with a weapon attached to his right arm spouting the same conspiracy theories as on the AM radio. Not to give away too much, but instead of helping people, ex-junkie, I seriously need a Xanax, Lauren must step up and save the world. The film leads us to believe there are more films to come. This is a low budget Sc-fi film which talks place mostly in an EM van and under a bridge. It had some special effects which I suspect was all CG except for the plastic arm with lights. The characters were not lovable and I didn't find myself rooting for them as much as the nuclear explosions and earthquakes so I could see some real action. Could have been worse. The film needed a name actor and better dialogue. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity

An action-packed storyline and an excellent cast make this a great movie.

This is one those rear B movies is actually well. The acting was much more convincing then most I watch, and was so well done that I completely lost myself in the characters and story.

some bad lines and characters reactions . would have been much better as a 30min short as it is. bad direction. very low budget lacking locations and actors. cinematography so so. The story would require a re write and a much bigger budget. The main actress was OK. worth 5.4 max.

I couldn't take the really bad acting, the cheap effects, the strange story, and the overall look to the film. It sounded interesting, yet failed to deliver.