I was convinced on bringing my family to watched this movie after watching the trailer and the whole "Indonesia made, hollywood taste". I have so many expectation that are reduce to ashes by the end of the movie... They oversold the movie in the trailer, and showed only the good part of this movie.
As much as I love Indonesia and want to support it's movies and arts industry like many other movie before this. For the sake of future improvement i really do think that i need to speak with brutal honesty that this film in my opinion is a complete flop. I was so dissappointed, this film is a 1 out of 10.
I do get that the film have a futuristic set in 203X and also have many action but for some reason manage to be so unconvincing by not paying attention to so many details, like the car, the outfit and so on.
The actor are meeeh -__- ok, although the english accents are still unconvincing. Even the Indonesian sub of it is so bad that i don't think they proofread it.
But the most ugliest of them all are the major plot hole, I dont think they research enough and they jump around the scene without having the audience to connect with the character. Making it seems like i skip a scene or something all the time.
In conclusion this movie it's only 6 dudes having a stabbing and violence festival without any meaning and context ~ all brawn and no brain. The character seem so dumb and all they do are just wail, groan in pain, crack bones, and stab people. They don't give even one convincing reason and a structured back story to make it even the sligthest bit believable. The only cool stuff are just the gadget and weapon and that's it.
Even if you are a fan of action and gore movie who only love seeing the action well i guess it's ok, but just don't expect any context, moral line, or anything else from this movie at all. There is so many other Indonesian movie who are low budget less sophisticated that brings more meaning and context.
Foxtrot Six
2019
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Foxtrot Six
2019
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
A former marine and his friends struggle to save Indonesia from a ruthless party leader.
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Too Many Plot Hole, A Waste of Time. An all brawn and no brain movie.
A befuddled storyline doesn't make for great entertainment...
Well, I hadn't even heard about the 2019 action movie "Foxtrot Six" from writer and director Randy Korompis as I sat down to watch it here in 2021. All I knew was the synopsis and the fact that it was an action movie. And since it was a movie that I hadn't already seen, of course I opted to give it a chance.
First of all, I don't grasp the idea that went into the director's head about having the entire cast speak English. The movie was set to take place in Indonesia and also filmed in Indonesia, have them speak Bahasa Indonesia for the sake of creditibility for the storyline and characters at least.
And then there was the fact that the movie was really thin in terms of a well-written and thought through plot. So "Foxtrot Six" was an action movie, a near mindless action movie actually. So all you have to do is lean back, grab the popcorn and switch off your brain. The movie had next to no real plot, and it was a shame, because it could have actually been much more than what it turned out to be.
Without a proper plot, then it was really difficult to get submerged into the movie. Sure, it was watchable because of the action that Indonesian movies are known for. But I had hoped for a bit more, because the appeal of non-stop action kind of quickly loses its appeal.
They did have an adequate cast ensemble for the movie, with a couple of familiar faces in minor roles. But without anything overly interesting to work with in terms of script and characters, then the actors and actresses were fighting an uphill battle.
If you enjoy Indonesian action movies, then there are far, far better choices available, and I don't really see any reason for why you should waste about two hours on this particular movie.
My rating of "Foxtrot Six" lands on a mere three out of ten stars. This was a shallow action movie experience.
Indonesian Expendable?
As my title infers, this seems like an Indonesian Version of Expendables. It may sound great on paper but the end result is a homage that is not any way near as good as the original source material. The fighting scenes are decent enough but the plotline is so bare that if this was a cartoon then it would be in black and white! It is not ground breaking, far from it. It is trying to cater for the western/ Hollywood audience speaking in English throughout. Perhaps some western audience may not enjoy reading subtitles. This may not be their native language so this could explain why some of acting is wooden... & with cheesy lines for added measure.