Not all films need to be multi-million dollar action-packed epics bursting with Hollywood A-listers. Great films can be made with inexperienced or unknown actors, a shoestring budget and a more introspective tone. And, Rotor DR1 tries to be one of those films. But it doesn't quite succeed.

Conceptually, the film is decent though it undoes some good work in the final 15 or so minutes. It's pretty well shot. For the most part, the dialogue avoids falling into cliches or being too on-the-nose. The actors are a mixed bag - some are quite good, most are passable and a couple are very wooden. Sadly, the lead actor is somewhere between the latter two groups.

Where the film truly falls down, though, is in the plotting. There are just so many gaping plot holes that it completely undermines the motivations of some characters.

OK--the acting is like the Disney Channel rejects. The plot is plodding along. The soundtrack is techo-un-inspired. The exterior shots are somewhat interesting in this post-apocalyptic film. I cannot recommend this film to you because of the observations above. I can say if you have an hour and a half to kill, there are far worse things you could be doing.

The acting is simply bad and I hope that this poor show is due to the near amateur-status of these leads. Christian Kapper (same last name as the director) and Natalie Welch are the leads who essentially cannot act themselves out of a wet bag. They show one look. They deliver lines like a rehearsal reading of the script. They do not create any sort of spark which could have mitigated the bad acting.

The plot is supported with the voice-over narration of Kapper and this voice-over does not help move the plot along. Things happen at random and the pointlessness of the narrative is further underscored. The ending is pretty clear from the first part, so there is not compulsion even to see how things sort of end.

Since we are seeing drone/human interaction, the techno-music seems appropriate, but it is simply not inspiring. There is a lame musical interlude on the bus, but that does not assist with anything.

The only light spot (if you will pardon this obvious pun) are the exterior shots, apparently of Ohio. Whether it is a snowy field after the drone race or the abandoned mall (where Kapper is reflecting with a voice over),the shots are of interest particularly given both the film's theme and our current politics vs. climate milieu. You might find these images part of your justification for seeing this film.

I cannot recommend this film, but I cannot say avoid it at all costs. There are some aspects worth the 90+ minutes, if you believe you have to explain yourself. I--on the other hand--don't need an explanation for anyone.

Well, the script had some potential when I saw the trailer of this movie and unfortunately the trailer was the best thing about it. Apart from that this is one of the most boring movies I've watched in 2015. The acting was horrible. I get that they can't afford good actors, but they should've tried harder Music was what you expect from a no-budget movie- it's like they use the same database with bad soundtracks.

The story itself makes no sense to the end and it drags and drags the viewer into a collection of boring clips with nonsense that makes no sense or relationship to the story - felt like they were trying to make a 20-minute short film into a full feature so they just slowed everything down and filled it with useless dialogs.