![]() “Cosmic Sin” ( review here) had Frank Grillo. These movies also always have a second name for the top of the box. But then you’re already familiar with the formula here, which is to pay Willis the bulk of a budget to film less than 10 minutes of footage, then cut that content together with some shoddy sci-fi hubbub, generic gunfire, and macho men playing weekend warrior on closet-sized sets left over from “Babylon 5.” ![]() If you’ve seen either or both of those previous productions (“Breach” and “Cosmic Sin”), first, allow me to express my deepest sympathies. “Apex” is the third in a series of who-knows-how-many contractual obligations involving the same creators and producers who may or may not have some kind of connection to a company co-owned by Willis and his brother. ![]() That would require picking up a four-ounce object with one hand and using another finger to press a button, which is way more activity than Willis seems willing to do nowadays. Now that I think about it, something no one involved with “Apex” ever did, “phone it in” might be too charitable of a phrase. Listening to all of the entertainingly energetic nuttiness, I thought to myself, “Man, remember when Bruce Willis used to appear in major releases alongside huge names like Meryl Streep, and actually gave a toss about turning in a fun performance full of charisma? How come he doesn’t do cool stuff like that anymore?”Īpparently, it’s because he’d prefer to phone it in for half a day of “work” while stand-ins and stuntmen fill out most of his minutes in straight-to-Redbox B-movies. Over the Halloween season, my girlfriend revisited the 1992 comedy classic “Death Becomes Her.” I didn’t watch it with her, but I could hear much of the movie from another room. NOTE : This review was written prior to Bruce Willis publicly disclosing his aphasia diagnosis. Malone leaves and is teleported off of the island. Rainsford’s head becomes part of the trophy collection. Following their confrontation, Malone kills Rainsford with a rocket launcher that sends the lodge up in flames. Malone makes his way to the lodge for a standoff with Rainsford. Malone ends up killing all of the additional hunters. When Carrion fails to check in, Rainsford contacts West to teleport in multiple “mongrels,” who are hunters used to flush out prey. After deciding to spare Carrion’s life, Malone collects Carrion’s arsenal. Malone gains the upper hand by severely wounding Carrion’s neck in combat. Rainsford executes Bishop with a rifle and cuts off his head to add to a vast trophy collection.Īlthough sickened by Rainsford’s actions, Carrion returns to the forest to hunt Malone. When Bishop confesses to killing Jeza, Carrion begins brawling with him. Instead, Malone convinces Bishop to go after Rainsford before Rainsford has a chance to kill Bishop.īishop returns to the lodge to confront Rainsford in the armory. Bishop proposes an alliance that Malone refuses. Jeza gets into a standoff with Bishop in the woods. Rainsford declares that Bishop is now more prey for them to hunt. Bishop catches up and stabs Ecka to death.Ĭarrion brings Ecka’s body back to the lodge and informs Rainsford and Jeza that Bishop murdered him. Ecka breaks his leg by falling down an embankment. Ecka tries using Bishop as a human shield before chasing after Malone. Bishop happens upon the scene and threatens to blackmail Rainsford over Lyle’s murder once everyone returns home.īishop and Ecka have their own confrontation, which Malone breaks up by firing at the two men. ![]() Malone spies from the brush as Rainsford executes Lyle. In the woods, Rainsford and Lyle have a confrontation in which Lyle insultingly mentions how Rainsford killed his own wife. ![]() Malone is sent into the surrounding forest with a three-hour head start before the six hunters arm up and go after him. Samuel Rainsford, Carrion, Bishop, Jeza, Ecka, and Lyle assemble at the hunter’s lodge on Apex Island. As a hologram, West appears to Malone and compels him to participate by promising to financially reward his grandkids and grant him his freedom if he survives.ĭr. Unimpressed with the prison brawlers she is usually supplied, game master West selects Thomas ‘The Mutilator’ Malone, an imprisoned ex-cop with a deadly reputation, to be the next target on Apex Island, where wealthy elites pay to hunt human prey. ![]()
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