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The Humanity Bureau (2017)
Directed by Rob W. King
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In 2030 the world is in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.
Rated R | Length 94 minutes
Actors
Nicolas Cage | Sarah Lind | Jakob Davies | Hugh Dillon | Vicellous Reon Shannon | Jett Klyne | Lorne Cardinal | Destee Klyne | David Lovgren | Leo Fafard | Kurt Max Runte | Nikolas Filipovic | Mel Tuck | Sheldon Bergstrom | Leanna Brodie | Melanie Walden | Bill Dow
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07/2018 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
When I arrived in Tokyo (after a long overnight flight from Vietnam via Hong Kong) the weather was the pits. Freezing rain, basically. Couldn’t get into my hotel until 3pm and walking around was just gross. Plus I was on zero sleep in 24 hours. So I popped into Cinem@rt Shinjuku (3 Chome−13−3), which used to be the Kadokawa Cinema, bc they had an interesting line-up incl. DEAD APPLE, AKUJO (The Villainess), and HUMAN HUNTER (aka this movie). Super intrigued since Cage has so many films out recently and this one, a sci-fi post-apocalyptic thriller? I’m in.
So I paid the ¥1800 matinee price (movie tickets are expensive in Japan yo) and hung out in the lounge outside our theater w/a small crowd of ppl. Finally they opened the doors and accepted our tickets to enter; it was super warm and cozy. Not a bad little theater for multi-level complex. Of the five trailers that played pre-feature, 4 were S.Korean films. The non-SoKo one was for this other Nic Cage flick you may have seen MAD DADDY.
When HUMAN HUNTER finally kicked off, admittedly I was tired. Felt like I was in a dream state viewing this low budget, arguably DTV flick on the big screen, akin to watching a SyFy TV pilot. Nothing here really feels futuristic and the El Camino that Cage’s character drives exemplifies this. In fact, everything here feels borrowed from another story including the mystery as to what happens to repossessed humans living in the wasteland. This is not a good movie but one that was improved by my exhaustive and near delirious state. Using the “fishing” and “escape to a better place” elements work more as metaphor for Cage’s career at this point. This makes the film somewhat passable.
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