Matrixston
Wow! Such a good movie.
ScoobyWell
Great visuals, story delivers no surprises
Listonixio
Fresh and Exciting
paulclaassen
Intriguing at first, the film then becomes very confusing, and still leaves room for explanation by the end of the film. Dan Stevens features in about a quarter of the film. The rest of the time we 'see' him only through first-person mode. Why was it done this way? And why do we see messages as if watching through a mask? We learn more about the story by jumping backwards and forwards, but this is also very confusing, especially also since the action takes place in two universes. At times I thought I was watching 'Skyline' again. The film also played like a video game, rendering most of the action not very suspenseful or serious. What was Will Porter (Dan Stevens) actually doing for Alterplex? Yes, they needed him in case of emergency, but what was he doing for them in the meantime? Who made the drones and who operates them? Nope, I didn't enjoy this film, as it was too confusing and there were way too many loopholes. 'Skyline' meets 'Hardcore Henry'.Some visuals were amazing, though.
Freedom060286
This is an okay sci-fi movie, although it does have some imperfections. It's certainly not dull, and the story is original. The acting wasn't bad either. It should be taken into consideration that it didn't have a high budget, I think they did not too badly with what resources they had.
Myriam Nys
"Kill switch" boasts superb computer-generated effects and visuals, which, basically, is the only reason why I kept watching it. The apocalypse hitting the Netherlands (of all countries) every now and then produces scenes of great beauty, weirdness or both. However, the movie fails utterly with regard to a crucial element : it does not succeed in explaining its basic premise. It is possible that the narrative was inspired by a scientific concept of genius, or by a novel of rare insight and cleverness, but who's going to know ? Think of a lawyer who has to defend a prominent celebrity accused of manslaughter, who has thought up a dozen thunderingly good defenses, but can't explain or articulate any of them. Or think of a male teenager who, during a wedding feast, meets a woman of stunning beauty and charm, and gets so tongue-tied that he is incapable of any kind of meaningful interaction. ("I don't think we've met before. Are you one of Karen's cousins ?" "I"m.. I'm... Aaaargh.. Arrggl... Butterfly ! I eat kidneys !") Well, the movie is that bad.As if all of this wasn't bad enough, there is also the nervous, choppy, hectic style, which, coupled to gaming aesthetics, robs the movie of almost any possibility of character development. What am I saying ? It is difficult even to figure out who is or isn't a character, just as it is difficult to figure out what, if anything, the character is / was / will be doing. It's flicker flicker jump flash flicker switch jump turn turn switch flicker, pretty much for the whole length. Other reviewers may have mentioned this before me, but I'll say it anyway : do NOT watch the movie if you are subject to migraines or epilepsy. I gather that this is the director's first foray into cinema, so perhaps he can take comfort in an old saying : the first pancake of the batch is always a failure.
alpha-lima-easy-xray
I know that IMDB ratings (or any other collective ratings) don't always correspond with how I liked the title. There are titles rated 6/10 that I personally rated 8, and there are titles rated 8-9 that I rate as 5-6/10. But generally, I've learned that rating below 6.0-6.5 means there's something wrong with the title and I probably won't like it.After seeing this brilliant movie rated 4.9 I will no longer pay any attention to ratings. My faith in hamsters and their ability for critical thinking is completely and utterly lost.
I haven't watched all the movies from 2017, obviously, but I have watched A LOT of movies in 2017, new ones as well as many truly good movies from earlier years.
Kill Switch is by far the most clever, engaging and standing out. Its rating of 4.9 is mind-boggling. I understand not everyone might love the first-person perspective as much as I did, but there's nothing *wrong* with the movie. It's well-made, the acting is good, it's not at all low-budget.Also, it has a strong Half Life 2 vibe. If you like that game's aesthetics, check out Kill Switch.
