Rim of the World (2019)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2019
	Director: McG (Charlie's Angels, Terminator Salvation)
	Actors: Jack Gore, Miya Cech, Benjamin Flores Jr.
	Country: USA
	Genre: SF
	Conditions of visioning: 12.02.2020, VOD, 10" tablet screen.
Synopsis: When an alien invasion starts, four kids in a summer camp unite to stay alive, and maybe defeat some aliens.
Review: This movie is surfing on the wave of the recently popular Alien invasion genre (District 9, Battle Los Angeles, Ender's Game, Arrival...), but maybe a bit late. It also features kids as main characters to surf on that other wave of 80's / Amblin revival (Stranger Things, Super 8...). I wanted to write that director McG is a bit disappointing but his previous movies were no masterpiece either. Rim of the World is a Netflix production, which may explain the lower quality standard as for big Hollywood studios (on that example in particular, because they are able to do much better sometimes, like Annihilation). The story is quite classic for the genre, but too over-the-top and not believable at all. The character of Dariush behaves like well beyond his age and the jokes revolving around him are exaggerated. The motivation of the Chinese girl is fuzzy, and her perfect English doesn't make any sense. The fact that kids are entrusted such an important mission made me laugh. The challenges they have to go through seem very staged, and the worst is when at the end each of them has to overcome his worst weakness to make the mission succeed. The pace is also strange and the special effects borderline. Not really a good movie.
Rating: 3 /10