Crystal Skulls – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Disaster Movies – C
Director: Todor Chapkanov
Writer: Denise Poole, Rafael Jordan (Screenplay)
Cast
- Richard Burgi (The Green Inferno)
- Wendy Glenn (You’re Next)
- Sam Redford (Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom)
- David Rintoul (The Crown)
- JR Esposito (Barbarian)
Plot: It is 2020 and the apocalypse is inevitable. 12 of 13 Crystal skulls are united causing catastrophic events. Only the 13th Skull can theoretically restore order before the Earth is destroyed from within by their power.
Runtime: 1 Hour 28 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Crystal Skulls starts when Professor John Winston (Burgi) is recruited to help solve the mystery of potential catastrophic event. It has seen a group collect crystal skulls that unlock a power which could destroy the planet. People have released it wanting its power for something else, now things have gone wrong.
Mr Hadden (Rintoul) has kept things secret and turned to John to solve the problem. However, they clash on what is wanted from the power and a race against time to stop a disaster.
Verdict on Crystal Skulls
Crystal Skulls is an action adventure movie following a group of scientists who must race to stop the end of the world. They have to locate an item, that could unlock great power, as the world starts falling apart around them.
This movie plays into the myths, legend and superstitions about the end of the world. It uses this to show the threat which could come humanities way and how they must rush to stop it. The action is tame and doesn’t bring anything new to the table, in fact it holds back from seeing the destruction happening. When it comes to the mission, it seems to simple to get it straight away, but very little investigation is involved.
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Final Thoughts – Crystal Skulls is the typical low-budget, late-night action movie.
