Guns Akimbo (2019)
I'm not sure where to begin. This movie
was a lot of things going in different directions all at once. That
being said it all ended up at the same spot in the end somehow. A lot
of general bizarre ideas in here that kind of go together and kind of
don't but here you go.
Working his dead end coding job is
Miles (Daniel Radcliffe without a wand) who seemingly finds fun in
trolling internet trolls while drinking. When he pisses off the wrong
people and finds himself part of Schism all against his will. Waking
up with a set of high capacity pistols literally bolted and nailed to
his hands.
Wait, what is Schism you ask? Oh yes
let me cover that real quick. It's an illegal show broadcast on the
internet where they put two people up against each other in a fight
to the death. Using drones, hacked security cameras and whatever else
they can to track the fighting as it goes across the city. Usually
they pit psychos against each other in these death matches. But this
time we get Miles as one of the contestants. His opponent is their
undefeated champion Nix (Samara Weaving) and she has some real
motivation to kill him.
Now all this of course leads to some
really messed up scenes covering such issues as trying to take a piss
when you have guns bolted to your hands. Or convincing your ex
girlfriend to get back with you while you are trying to pretend you
aren't being chased by an insane killer and have maimed digits for
fingers. Even a little bit of how to pick up the hot dog laying next
to the used condom when you're hungry.
Oh and a shit load of fighting (and
running for your life) scenes that keep the movie going at a rather
nice pace. The bodies start piling up really quick and music picks up
right along with it. Leaving you going “Holy shit” on more than
one occasion.
The effects are well done across the
board. Blood splatters, gun effects, very well done sets, some really
wonderful costume design and so much more. They went all in to give
this movie a very specific look and they achieved it. There is even a
little bit of Scott Pilgrim vs the World tossed in for some nice
added flavor.
Now the one thing it also does is give
us a healthy dose of Black Mirror style social commentary. With a raw
look at the hateful side of internet culture and the overwhelming
desire to see more darker and gruesome material every day. It's not a
pretty picture of what 'could be' when it comes to our society at
large.
But hell things blow up, people are
gunned down in massive amounts and one guy even has a special hand
smashing hammer. So I'll give this movie two thumbs up. It was a fun
thrill ride of a movie with a very dark side that pulled no punches.
"Go on get that hot dog, don't even think about that used condom next to it."
But sadly I doubt there will be a sequel.
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