A construction worker who can generate electricity from his hands gets involved with other super powered thieves to pay for his mum's medical treatment. It's cliche and been done a million times - with all the usual characters, plot points and twists - but at least the powers are new.
It's hard to recommend this film, really, because it's very average and doesn't offer anything we haven't seen before, but fans of Arrow will be pleased to see Stephen Amell providing a bit more range (just a bit, mind), and showing that he does have the talent to earn a wage beyond dumb comic book stuff.
A lot of talk has been of how good this film looks with its (supposedly) low budget. Yes, it looks every bit as professional as any feature should, but that still doesn't make up for poor casting. The lead, Arrow dude's brother, is too old for the role - I think at one point in the film a cop mentioned he was 25 and still living at home, yet he looks at least 5 years older. Another problem is that the woman cast to play his mother, looks 10 years older than him at the most! The special effects don't mean much when these are the visuals that niggle.
Another problem was the usual dig at white men: of the two cops investigating, one is white and the other Asian... and, naturally, it's the white one who hates those who are different! Frankly, I was worried this would be further rammed down our throats, Hollywood-style, causing needless disdain, but we were thankfully spared.
It's hard to recommend this film, really, because it's very average and doesn't offer anything we haven't seen before, but fans of Arrow will be pleased to see Stephen Amell providing a bit more range (just a bit, mind), and showing that he does have the talent to earn a wage beyond dumb comic book stuff.
A lot of talk has been of how good this film looks with its (supposedly) low budget. Yes, it looks every bit as professional as any feature should, but that still doesn't make up for poor casting. The lead, Arrow dude's brother, is too old for the role - I think at one point in the film a cop mentioned he was 25 and still living at home, yet he looks at least 5 years older. Another problem is that the woman cast to play his mother, looks 10 years older than him at the most! The special effects don't mean much when these are the visuals that niggle.
Another problem was the usual dig at white men: of the two cops investigating, one is white and the other Asian... and, naturally, it's the white one who hates those who are different! Frankly, I was worried this would be further rammed down our throats, Hollywood-style, causing needless disdain, but we were thankfully spared.