Viewers on Netflix do not realize that making indie movies is one of the only legit outlets for solo auteurs determined to do their own thing without help from Hollywood. In this context, Mortimer shows he has serious skills in that he takes a weak premise -- not unlike KPAX 2001 -- and uses it like a demo reel to show his skills. Serious skills. The film is remarkably engaging and technically punches above its weight class. But at the end of the day it is still a weak premise.
Archenemy
2020
Action / Adventure / Crime / Fantasy / Thriller
Archenemy
2020
Action / Adventure / Crime / Fantasy / Thriller
Plot summary
Max Fist (Joe Manganiello) is a hard-drinking homeless man who claims to have been a superhero in a world called Chromium. He says that while he was battling his nemesis Cleo and trying to protect his world from her evil doomsday device, he slipped through an opening between time and space and crashed on Earth, where his powers are inert. Aspiring journalist Hamster (Skylan Brooks) interviews Max and slowly becomes his friend. Meanwhile, Hamster's sister Indigo (Zolee Griggs) works for a drug dealer called "The Manager" (Glenn Howerton),hoping to make a better life for herself and her brother. When Indigo tries to make a break, an all-out war starts, and Max must help his new friends.
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Mortimer struts his stuff
Well, it had potential...
Yeah, this movie just didn't work out as it was intended to do.
Sure, I mean the concept of the movie was interesting enough. And a story about a fallen superhero sent to another dimension where he is stripped of his super powers definitely sounded interesting.
And I must admit it was on that concept that I opted to sit down to watch the movie, because it sounded like writers Adam Egypt Mortimer and Luke Passmore were on to something here. But the movie was a swing and a miss.
It was so difficult to buy into the movie and get submerged into the storyline, especially so since nothing overly interesting actually happened as the movie took its sweet time going from A to B. Yeah, this movie was amazingly slow paced, and that was something that took a massive toll on the overall enjoyment of the movie.
The acting in the movie was adequate, though the actresses and actors had little material to work with in terms of a proper script and proper character. At least actor Joe Manganiello was adequately cast for the movie.
Visually then "Archenemy" wasn't impressive. I absolutely loathed the comic book sequences, especially since it was poorly drawn and it just seemed like a discount and B movie way of skipping on having to spend a ton of money on proper special effects.
My rating of "Archenemy" lands on a mere two out of ten stars, as "Archenemy" offered very little entertainment to me. If you enjoy superhero movies, which I don't really do, then you might as well skip on this 2020 movie.
I fell through a black hole to get here
Hamster (Skylan Brooks ) is trying to make a go of things as a street Vlogger/reporter. His sister Indigo (Zolee Griggs) wants to put him through college. She works for a criminal. Indigo gets into some serious trouble with the criminals. Hamster and a homeless man, Max Fist (Joe Manganiello) become vigilante crime fighters. Max believes he is from another dimension and used to have super powers which he "regains" when he does the "cosmic blood" or crystal meth as we call it.
I love listening to Max's stories and watching people's reaction. Because of the bizarreness of the situation, I was able to enjoy the feature. I think John Goodman would have made a better lead.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.