Nine-year-old Said is woken in the middle of the night when his father takes him on a mysterious drive through the dark city streets. What begins as an unexpected journey turns into a disturbing confrontation, forcing Said to make a choice: stand by his father or find the courage to stand up to him.
Overall, Altered Carbon: Resleeved is pretty “meh.” It’s cool and all that it takes a different approach from the TV show to make it animated rather than live action, but it doesn’t help that the animation looks like something from a video game.
‘Sexy Beasts’ promotes itself as different from other dating shows as being not appearance-based. This is true to some extent thanks to the special effects makeup. However, looks do still play a role despite the masks.
A surprise sequel takes place ten years after the original movie based on the title of the same name, but with a twist to the fairy tale.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
The film is trying to revive DC's former glory, it really is, it just doesn't have everything it needs to get there. Luckily, Black Adam isn't as bad as many internet haters want you to think it is.
