Gillian LaRoux is a leading manager in the international Space Agency based in London. One day, an anomaly in space appeared over the sky and they name it The Void. Assuming it to be a wormhole, the agency is preparing a secret mission to explore the phenomenon. They use an experimental cyborg project where human brains are implanted into a cybernetic body called Human 2.0.

This is Arrival without Denis Villeneuve or 2001 without Kubrick. I don't know anything about writer/director Hasraf Dulull. He seems to have a few interesting ideas and some special effect skills although he has no skills in story telling. This is a movie layout by expositions more than a plot and any character development. First, Dulull introduces Gillian but she goes into the background. Every character does the same thing. Nobody has a personal story. Nobody sticks. It's just as well since these are day players. None of them has great charisma. The narrative is mechanical only to lay out the plot such as there is one. While I like the ideas and final reveal, this needs a story and fleshed out characters.

Idea wise it was quite neat to go that route. We have a lot of Science Fiction movies that remain in the entertaining and entertainment side - this opted to go ... well some might say "boring" route. Overall I think it was a bold and interesting move to make ... unfortunately I don't think it works that well though.

If you don't mind the (s)low pace of the movie, you may actually enjoy this more than others do. Also do not confuse this with the magical and phenomenal horror movie with the same name from the 80s. Some fine ideas here and there and some nice effects (all considering the low budget this probably had) ... the structure is ok too ... but overall this never made me .. it feels like something "sparking" is missing - maybe you feel differnt of course.

The Beyond is without a doubt one of the most boring films I've sat through in ages. I expected a sci fi thriller/horror, and instead got ninety minutes of dull scientific gobbledegook. So little happens, which is a shame as the ideas and concepts are huge. The acting is decent rather then good, it doesn't feel like a B movie in terms of acting, just in terms of everything else. The reason why I haven't scored this a two or three is because of the production values, this is a beautiful looking film, with some fantastic special effects, it looks like money was put into the production.

Overall it's not bad, it's watchable, mainly for the effects. 5/10