Black Site – ABC Film Challenge – Catch Up 2022 – B – Black Site – Movie Review
Director: Sophia Banks
Writer: John Collee (Screenplay)
Writer: Jinder Ho (Story)
Cast
- Michelle Monaghan (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)
- Jai Courtney (Terminator Genisys)
- Pallavi Sharda (Wedding Season)
- Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty)
- Todd Lasance (Without Remorse)
Plot: A group of officers in a labyrinthine top-secret prison must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When he escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences.
Runtime: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Black Site starts as CIA agent Abby Trent (Monaghan) has been tracking down a terrorist that killed her family. She operates in a secret prison, where she has led the investigation to collect intel. The information has helped capture the world’s most dangerous man Hatchet (Clarke) for a secret interrogation.
When Hatchet escapes, he releases the detainees causing chaos in the base. Abby knows the threat, while Miller leads the teams to collect the detainees. The clock is ticking, can Hatchet be stopped before the time runs out?
Verdict on Black Site
Black Site is an action thriller that follows a determined CIA agent who must regain control of the black site after a terrorist escape within the walls. He goes on a rampage causing mayhem and betrayal between the operatives.
This plays into the typical tight contained location, where an agent must do everything to stop the one person that is causing problems for their team. It has plenty of twists about who can and can’t be trusted along the way. Only it doesn’t get into enough about why Hatchet is so determined to complete his side of the mission.
The performances from Michelle Monaghan and Jason Clarke are strong and help carry the movie. This does end up being a movie that feels like it would have worked better as a miniseries, with the twists and turns thrown up along the way through.
Final Thoughts – Black Site is an easy-to-watch action thriller with twists and turns galore.
