Far Cry English Movie Far Cry 2009
Cast & Crew
Cast: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Til Schweiger ,Dr. Krieger ,Craig Fairbrass,
Natalia Avelon,Michael Paré,Udo Kier ,Chris Coppola ,Ralf Moeller
Director: Uwe Boll
Genre: Action / Adventure
General Release Date: 01 Oct 2009
Running Time: 1 Hour 35 Minutes,
Distributor: United International Pictures
Synopsis
An adaptation of the first-person-shooter video game where Jack Carver, a retired Special Forces Officer now transports for hire. On one particular trip Jack ferries journalist Valerie Cardinal who is on a mission to uncover the truth behind a military operation on a mysterious island. He goes through hell when his boat is attacked and destroyed by an unknown party and now surviving by the skin of his teeth, he must now find Valerie and uncover what is truly happening on this dark and mysterious island.
Review
Uwe Boll is a brilliant director! This receives a standing ovation! Okay, that's just a joke.
It's easy to bash Boll as his directorial performance has not been anywhere near satisfactory let alone excellent. However, one must agree that this is one of his better works (if to compare with his other flops like "Bloodrayne"). Having said that, this reviewer is not saying that it is as great as its German PC game franchise - Uwe Boll being Uwe Boll always seems to make everything more dramatic and over the top.
Let's just say that if you substitute all the actors to Bollywood stars - the dramatic hero being Akshay Kumar, the hopeless damsel-in-distress being Mallika Sherawat, the invincible soldier being Sunjay Dutt, the comic relief Emilio being Johnny Lever and Amitabh Bacchan as the antagonist, you might find that it makes more sense and you can actually understand what's inside Boll's ludicrous mind.
As it is, for Hollywood standards, this movie is too tacky to even begin with. The opening action sequence does not attract, the humour is too daft, the background score is boring and uninspiring (and Dr Krigger's obsession with Wagner's composition does not translate well on screen) and the actors are just so and so. Except for Til Schweiger (who was last seen in "Inglorious Basterds") who gave a little bit of colour to the main role Jack Carver, most of the other roles are easily forgotten. Emmanuelle Vaugier (most famous in a role of Detective Angel in "CSI New York") as journalist Valerie Cardinal seems lost at times and her typical American sarcasm only annoys rather than amuses.
The only interesting part of the whole experience is the Yamakazi-like action between Carver and the genetically engineered soldier. The freerunning/parkour show that lasted five minutes between the two would be the highlight of this film.
Watch out for the annoying whale lady at the start and end of the movie. If you want to know how you would feel watching this film as a whole, well, the whole movie feels like that whale lady - whiny, overdramatic but fail to excite. Boll should stop wasting German government's fund and act like a serious director for once. Stop ruining every single video game out there!
Plot Summary for
In a mysterious nearby forest, a group of mercenaries are attacked. A scientist, Dr. Krieger, watches this from a secret research facility, obviously pleased with the results of his work, which is the cause of the death (which is unknown) of the mercenaries. In Seattle, a veteran newspaper editor makes arrangements to send his two arch-rival reporters, Tom Moore and Valerie Constantine, to check out the mysterious reports coming from an island in the Pacific Northwest. Once on the island, it doesn't take long for the duo and their Captain, Jack Carver, to find trouble. The main mercenary commander Maria Sanchez immediately tries to capture them. Valerie and Jack manage to escape but Tom is killed. The mercenaries are hot on their heels and Valerie and Jack argue about their plan. Jack wants to get off the island as quickly as possible by reaching his friend Emilio. Valerie, a seasoned reporter, wants to gather more evidence for her story. After several dramatic chases and an encounter with the strange creatures, Valerie, Jack and Emilio are captured and brought to Kreiger. Krieger wants Valerie to join him in reporting his accomplishments to the world. Meanwhile, in the lab, the creature escapes and tries to kill Jack. Jack and Emilio manage to elude the creature but others in the compound are not as lucky. The creature corners Valerie and she narrowly escapes death as Emilio and Jack reach her just in time. The loss of control sends Sanchez into a fury. Jack and Valerie are pursued by Sanchez as they make a frantic attempt to get off the island and alert the world.
An adaptation of the first-person-shooter video game where Jack Carver, a retired Special Forces Officer who now is transport for hire, by people and cargo. On one particular trip Jack ferries a photographer 'Val' who wants to photograph old Japanese WW2 bases on some of the Micronesian islands. He goes through hell when his boat is attacked and destroyed by an unknown party while Val is away. Surviving by the skin of his teeth, he must now find Val and uncover what is truly happening on these dark and mysterious islands.
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