A valiant effort to make a whole film from first person perspective, the action starts immediately and barely takes a breath. I am not a gamer so this view is new to me and in parts it works just not throughout, it may have helped to have a Quantum Leap style mirror reveal early on to feel something about the character whose eyes you see through. Sharlto Copley is on top form as Jimmy the ever changing aid (not sure he's always helping) and your main human connection for the film. Henry is resurrected by his wife then she is kidnapped he/you has to get her back from a maniac warlord. I imagine being an avid gamer would help but there are too many ideas and it gets very silly and predictable towards the end, a simpler story would have improved the experience, the action sequences are really watchable in this format though so worth it just for that.
Like This Watch These: District 9 (2009) Sharlto stole my heart in this Aliens as immigrants story, Crank (2006) Fast paced silly actioner, The Raid: Redemption (2011) (Subs) Excellent action as S.W.A.T. team is stuck in mobsters high-rise.
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