SummaryIn a twisted social experiment, a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogata, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.
SummaryIn a twisted social experiment, a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogata, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.
The Belko Experiment: This is the horror movie that I have been looking forward to reviewing. Now this is a dark comedy horror movie that is written by James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy. Now if your going to see this movie do it right now quit reading this review go watch this RIGHT NOW because there is some spoilers ahead. The beginning of the film is a little slow until the first girl gets her head blown up then it gets going because its starts off getting to know the characters and when they die it has a bigger impact well except one of the janitors. Barry, and Mike are the best characters because at the beginning Mike is a guy who only wants to do what's right doesn't want to hurt anyone until Barry kills his girlfriend then he gives the best kill in the whole movie he takes a tape dispenser and slams it on Barry's head over and over again giving the poster. Now if you read it then GO WATCH THE MOVIE ANYWAY I NEED A SEQUEL NOW GO WATCH THIS MOVIE NOW DROP EVERYTHING YOUR DOING AND WATCH THIS NOW.
Awesome movie with an original idea! The rushed experience of diving into what an individual would do when their life is literally on the line in such a short capacity of time in the hours of a work day. It captures the true essence of how quickly friend becomes foe and what even the nicest person you can imagine would do to survive the circumstances. Need more of this kind of content!
The characters could have embodied traits of typical office drones and managers, turning the film into a savage black comedy. But those elements aren't developed beyond a point, making the movie's only selling point its excessive gore and violence.
“Wolf Creek” director Greg McLean efficiently runs through the deaths, but where’s the terror, puzzle-solving logic or anything else to hold our interest? It’s just unpleasant, nothing more.
The fundamental ironic juxtaposition — ultraviolence meets corporate banality — is a bludgeon that never feels fresh no matter how many times it’s driven into our aching skulls.
Work ****. While we as a society cannot quite come to an agreement on how many genders there are, Miracle Whip vs. Mayo, or who would’ve been a better president, we can agree upon this fact. But imagine while at your desk, metal shutters slam down and a speaker system you didn’t even knew existed gave you the order to kill two of your co-workers, or suffer the consequences. This is a new level of hell that The Belko Experiment introduces us to. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “I wouldn’t do that” or “Nah, Joe from accounting would never try to bash my head in with a keyboard”. Just turn on CNN and see the almost daily violent protests the U.S. has seen in recent times and you’ll end those thoughts immediately.
The film starts off quickly, with little backstory, showing that the employees of Belko industries were not in for a normal day at the office. Heavily armed security has taken over the exterior of the building with high powered rifles and attack dogs. This steady pace does do the movie justice, but leaves little room for us to really develop any attachment to most of the characters. I personally didn’t see an issue with this, as there are 80 employees mentioned in the film by the mysterious voice, and maybe 7 of them had a personality beyond bullet fodder. While the majority of the cast does offer a believable performance, Sean Gunn (The Gilmore Girls, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1. & 2) was a standout, as the office stoner. John C. McGinley (Scrubs) also gives a noteworthy performance as the office pervert.
While James Gunn’s script offers a nice balance of dark humor and tension, it does have a few large plot holes, some of which are alluded to but never fully admitted too or explained. While not nearly as funny as Mr. Gunn’s other films, the movie is really enjoyable, especially if you are a fan of his other works – Slither or Super in particular. The ethical and moral questions asked by the cast also seemed genuine, and I felt as if these would be questions I would have if put in the same situation.
The Belko Experiment is extremely violent, but done in a tasteful manner. If you’re here looking for something brutal that’ll make your significant other sick to their stomach, you’ll be disappointed. Aside from a few deaths that occur quickly in passing, most of the violence is off screen, likely due to the heavy use of practical effects. While some CGI is clearly present, it’s not overused, nor does it appear cartoonish.
While not the smartest or scariest horror entry this year, this movie belongs in any horror fans collection and should be purchased immediately. It’s blend of Office Space humor meets The Hunger Games works well, and if not taken too seriously, can be an amazing experience.
The Belko Experiment has all the ingredients to be an effective social satire through a gory Battle Royal-esque plot. Instead, it elects to just be a fun, entertaining, last-man-standing horror gorefest with no message. Yes, it is good for what it is, but it could have been so much more.
After seeing the trailer I had really high hopes for this movie - it seemed like it has comedic element to it and at the same time some type of a psychological thriller is going on (like in ''Exam'', ''Cube'' etc), so I hoped for an awesome mix of a thriller with comedic elements. In the end comedy elements (most of them) were only in trailer and the actual experiment seemed pointless. Spoiler alert - basically shooting everyone down until one guy is left might have been interesting, but here it was made so boring and ended without anything really what you could remember (besides the last scene with all the monitors from other places). Either way - I think I just enjoyed it because I like the genre, so might have still given a bit too high rating, but it definitely lacks many things.
Well... as it turns out, The Belko Experiment isn't quite as abysmal as I had previously thought. Does that make it an oustanding film? No... not by any means. It is actually far from that. The idea, in general, is hugely flawed, and while the gore can be quite stylish (particularly in the 30-60 kill range), that can't make up for the lackluster plot, subpar performances, and the countless plot holes. Pros: Like I had mentioned before, the violence can be stylish... not much of it is... but it had potential. Cons: The beggining point of the film is painfully slow, and meaningless, showing the characters in the most plastic, inhuman attempts at acting realisticly. While the enjoyment picks up, after some time, the beggining of this film was clumsily created, and honestly, sort of ruins the experience of some of the later parts.
The plot seems scattered... like, the had no idea what to do with the film, and so they just killed random people for no reason at no specific time... because... they wanted to fill up the run time with gore? While there were a few organized scenes and ideas, the rest of the film is either pathetic attempts at character drvelopments, or groggy, boring, and scattered kills.
The character were so flimsy and forgettable, that you will likely brush them off about 2 minutes after the credits end. This film was marketed as some sort of... political commentary maybe? You can tell that it's what it wanted/tried to be. It tried to be an intelligent, thought provoking idea with a moral, but the film, really, is just a slasher in a building. It's kind of like the later purge films, such as Election Year, but more clumsily made. Well, In conclusion, this movie is nothing special, despite what it tries to be, it's just another mindless slasher with a messy plot.
Just a ton of uncomfortable torture and gore. As a person who enjoys horror and thrillers I was disgusted by the movie. I give it points for creativity but at the end of the day it lacked true character development and I hated the ending just not enough answers. I'm sure a squeal is coming I just hope the characters have more of a chance then the ones in this debut film.
Production Company
Orion Pictures,
Troll Court Entertainment,
The Safran Company,
AG Studios,
Blumhouse Productions,
Itaca Films,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)