There were hundreds of references that were never taken any further. Were they in Area 51? Again, this was never explained or taken any further than just a quick reference or statement suggesting Area 51. If they gave Nic new legs, and Jonah new arms (which I finally figured out in the end when Jonah had super-powers and took out the metal post that kept their 4-wheeler truck from moving), why didn't they fix Jonah's eyes? Why couldn't Jonah remove his gloves? What was going on with his hands? I, for the hundredth time, had to rewind the film and replay, but dialogue was mumbled and the scenes were too quick to see what was going on. Why did the staff pull Nic's hands away from Haley?Īfter they break out, why are all the people in the barren dessert acting like mental zombies? If the alien experiments made them that way, why wasn't Nic and Jonah and Haley acting like mental zombies? (well, Haley kind of was). Damon tell Nic that Jonah was never in the facility? What was so shocking about the tree? Huh? What? Why? Once again, I played back the scene. Damon shows Nic a film of Nic and Jonah in the house searching for NOMAD, then the film stops at a tree, and Nic is shocked. I love films that make you think, but throughout this film, I kept asking "What?" and "Why?!?" and "Huh?!?" Damon giving Nic simple questions such as "what color is this?" Damon trying to help them? Was was he so very cold and detached? Why wouldn't he answer any of Nic's questions? Was it an explosion? Did someone clobber then over their head and their vision went white? Again (and again and again), I didn't know what was going on. I pressed REWIND and had to view the scene a couple of times to see what was going on, but I couldn't make it out. Then Haley screams, and they rush outside to find her missing from the car, and then there's this bright light. The scene of Nic and Jonah in the deserted house looking for NOMAD was intriguing and held my interest, but the scenes were quick and hard to follow. I do appreciate movies that are open-ended, but this was too extreme for me, where I understood next to nothing, and as the film progress, so did my confusion.Įven the camera work was confusing. I guess "open-endedness" is supposed to be cool and artistic. What disease does Nic have? Multiple sclerosis? Something else? Like everything in this movie, it's not explained. So why is he distancing himself with Haley, hurting her badly? Why doesn't he explain himself rather than ignoring her for a month, then giving her a 2-second explanation? Why? Because Nic thought his medical condition would worsen and hold her back? That's what he said, but was it an excuse? Is he angry with her moving, so he's being passive aggressive? We see from the first scene (Nic helping a little boy with a game) that Nic is genuinely a nice guy. They took a split second to explain that NOMAD almost got them expelled. and they were after NOMAD, another hacker. As I continued watching, I experienced more and more confusion, and dozens of questions were never answered. The acting was natural, and the characters were defined, but I wondered what the heck was going on. I was intrigued and confused when watching this film.
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