'MINE': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
A psychological drama/war film about a US Marine that's trapped on a mine, in a North African warzone for over two days. It was written and directed by debut feature filmmakers Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro. The film stars Armie Hammer, Annabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen and Clint Dyer. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, and only a limited indie theatrical release at the Box Office. I mostly enjoyed it.
Mike Stevens (Hammer) and Tommy Madison (Cullen) are two US Marines on assignment in North Africa. After Mike fails to assassinate a military target, the two soldiers are spotted by enemy forces and pursued. After the Marines are able to evade their pursuers, they stumble through a mine field, unwittingly, and Tommy is killed while Mike becomes trapped on a mine. Mike uses a military radio to call for help, but he's informed he'll have to wait two days until anyone can come get him. This becomes a huge endurance test, and an even more gruesome psychological battle, for Mike and the viewer.
The psychological thriller aspects of the film are great, and there's also some touching drama involving a mysterious local inhabitant (played by Dyer) that helps Mike. Hammer is also good in the lead role, and the film is another admirable tribute to US soldiers. The movie is not so fantastic though when it spends way too much time on family drama (from Mike's past). There's also a little too many flashbacks involving his fiancé (played by Wallis) and crazy dream/hallucination sequences. I think the film would have been a lot better at something more like 85 minutes, instead of 106. Still it's worth the watch though.
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A psychological drama/war film about a US Marine that's trapped on a mine, in a North African warzone for over two days. It was written and directed by debut feature filmmakers Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro. The film stars Armie Hammer, Annabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen and Clint Dyer. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, and only a limited indie theatrical release at the Box Office. I mostly enjoyed it.
Mike Stevens (Hammer) and Tommy Madison (Cullen) are two US Marines on assignment in North Africa. After Mike fails to assassinate a military target, the two soldiers are spotted by enemy forces and pursued. After the Marines are able to evade their pursuers, they stumble through a mine field, unwittingly, and Tommy is killed while Mike becomes trapped on a mine. Mike uses a military radio to call for help, but he's informed he'll have to wait two days until anyone can come get him. This becomes a huge endurance test, and an even more gruesome psychological battle, for Mike and the viewer.
The psychological thriller aspects of the film are great, and there's also some touching drama involving a mysterious local inhabitant (played by Dyer) that helps Mike. Hammer is also good in the lead role, and the film is another admirable tribute to US soldiers. The movie is not so fantastic though when it spends way too much time on family drama (from Mike's past). There's also a little too many flashbacks involving his fiancé (played by Wallis) and crazy dream/hallucination sequences. I think the film would have been a lot better at something more like 85 minutes, instead of 106. Still it's worth the watch though.
Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/KR0HDeT91m0