This turned out to be a pretty solid action movie. The plot and writing aren't particularly impressive; it felt like something a Hollywood writer with limited intelligence might have produced. However, this is actually a Hong Kong film. My sons and I were looking for something to watch last night, and my youngest suggested this one. I was initially reluctant because I thought it was from mainland China. China tries to present itself as if it’s all one thing, but Hong Kong hasn't (as of yet?) been completely absorbed into the Chinese Communist Dictatorship. The story begins with a bleak future where humanity has waged wars, ruined the environment, and polluted the atmosphere—the kind of scenario that makes you think of woke Hollywood productions. To make things worse for people, a meteorite struck Earth, bringing with it a “plant” that grows at an impossible rate when exposed to water. As I mentioned, the script isn't anything special. Still, it’s adequate enough to hold together the action sequences and special effects, which is where this movie succeeds. Also, thankfully, after some initial preaching about humanity's problems, the film mostly moves past that. It’s a fairly intense series of action set pieces involving killer robots and alien creatures. The movie feels like a video game adaptation brought to life as an action film. That might sound negative, but we actually enjoyed it. If you can switch off your critical thinking skills, it's entertaining. The villain felt rather weak, and allowing him to continue his plans until the very end—even after he’d been revealed—just for our heroes to fight through his remaining robot forces was simply poor writing. Despite that, it was an enjoyable hour and forty minutes. I am surprised that the critics at Woke Tomatoes gave it an 88% rating. It's probably because of those first ten minutes of woke messaging; after that, the rest didn’t seem to matter to them. There was a scene after the credits as well, but it really didn’t convey anything except the idea that the filmmakers wanted to keep the possibility of a sequel alive.

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