** - This is a very damp movie, probably one of the dampest I’ve seen. I would guess it falls somewhere between “The Abyss” and “Waterworld” in terms of overall dampness. Not only is it damp, but it is also dank and dark and it takes place in a world where everything looks very muddy and filth-smeared. That is not to say that its level of moisture made it a bad movie, although it wasn’t in actuality particularly good. I chalk that up less to its soggy attributes (although they certainly didn’t help) than to its complete aimlessness and utter lack of characterization. It involves some guy who is covered in filth wandering around in tunnels and labs and such in search of nothing more than a way to get out. He runs across various characters including a woman in some weird space suit, a guy stuck to vines on a wall, a number of guards in full battle dress and an unending stream of weird zombie-mutant-freak creatures. To that end, it seemed a lot like playing a “Resident Evil” game, except you don’t have a weapon and it isn’t the least bit enjoyable. On the bright side, it has a kind of stylish quality and while I can’t claim that I understood what exactly was going on at all points in the film, I think I pretty much had it figured out by the end, and the story turned out being fairly neat. I highly recommend this for those who like dirt.
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