Colonials – Movie Review
Director: Andrew Balek, Joe Bland
Writer: Joe Bland, Cyrus Cheek (Screenplay)
Cast
- Daniel Roebuck (The Fugitive)
- Greg Kriek (Rogue)
- Sean Kanan (The Karate Kid Part III)
- Louise Barnes (Black Sails)
- Jon Provost (Lassie)
- Jamie Bernadette (Ash and Bone)
Plot: A space colonist travelling from Mars crash lands on Earth to save a Resistance stuck in the dark ages from an advanced Moon enforcer – and the galaxy from human extinction.
Runtime: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Colonials starts when a space colonist Silas (Kriek) crash lands back on Earth. He is discovered by resistance member Zoey (Bernadette) as they try to figure out his reason for returning to Earth. Meanwhile, the Moon enforcers are looking to use this encounter as an attempt to get the upper hand against the resistance.
Silas must remember his mission to decide which side he wants to fight with. This leads him to meet other survivors along the way as he learns about the bigger battle going on.
Verdict on Colonials
Colonials is a sci-fi action movie following a pilot that finds himself thrown into a bigger war between different colonies. This sees him trying to understand his place in the war as he must understand the bigger picture.
The movie is looking to create a much bigger world and on paper, it does create different colonies. However, the movie does get held back by the weak CGI effects that almost look unfinished. It does look like a low-budget idea with a story that could be much bigger. The performances are solid throughout the movie, and it would be nice to reunite with the characters once again.
Final Thoughts – Colonials has a big idea that gets held back too much.
