Higher Power

2018
4.4| 1h35m| R| en
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When the Universe decides what it wants, it's pointless to resist. With his family's life at stake, Joseph Steadman finds himself the unwilling test subject of a maniacal scientist in a battle that could save the world – or destroy it.

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Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
vibrationsofdoom When we look at characters from comic books in the 60's, 70's and 80's, what we generally observe are things like WHY Spider Man feels passionately for the victims and the innocent. WHY Tony Stark decided to develop technology in his own way and abandon the "art of war." We understand the mindset of The Thing from the Fantastic Four; we GET and FEEL his pain... That being said, usually, there's a simple and quick, 5 minute explanation of the creation of super powers, then we're off...For that reason ALONE, this movie deserves a TEN... This ENTIRE story is about the buildup and creation of the character Joe into a force that will have massive implications on the "world scene." We see Joe's frustrations over how one of his daughters turned out; strung out on drugs and bitter over her mother's death. We see and hear his agony over his failures to protect his daughters and make their lives better, a point which is hammered home repeatedly and leads to his mental state. Still, on that front, I thought Joe's acting could have been a little bit more "diverse," if you will, rather than just "aaauagh! Why are you doing this to me?" Surely he would have different questions in mind. But, if we're being analytical, our "creator" kept Joe in situations that required him to do more action and less thinking, bringing to the forefront of his mind "there isn't enough time." The "villain" of this story, if you will, is our God-creator. And it definitely makes you think about one thing (if you're of a philosophical and analytical mind)... How far would you go to protect life? Would you kill one? ten? hundreds? thousands? What really impressed me was the "creator's" unwavering and unbending drive to complete the task before him. High respect to the actor portraying this "villain," though it was nice to see a single tear shed near the end over what had to be. As if the human side FINALLY came through.The special effects. Damn, they were impressive. The creation of this powerful being was a bit scary, and we see that though benevolent at times, the sheer magnitude of his power was awe inspiring. The force of his beams, the faster than light travel, even the way the CGI was crafted told a dual tale. A tale of a powerful yet scary being, and then, near the end, the human side glimpsed through long enough for us to realize that he would need to be "pushed over the top" once again.The movie takes awhile to build up, but one thing you'll be asking close to halfway through the movie is "what happens when he reaches his breaking point." Once you understand what's at stake, you realize what HAS to happen. And the end result was rather interesting to look upon, our CGI enhanced "guardian" trying to look out for our situation in life. The end result is a rather serene but towering final few minutes that will definitely leave an impression. Anyone that understands this movie isn't meant to mirror "real life" understands the bigger picture. A very interesting and intriguing concept that was NOT shot on a huge budget. Still, they did a fantastic job what what they had to work with, and I most definitely enjoyed every minute of this film. And might I mention my surprise to hear true electronic and harsh industrial music contained within, as the music fit so well (though the foray into an industrial/goth "nightclub" was a little odd... One wouldn't think a drug dealer of that caliber would be into this sort of lifestyle, but I digress).
waitandhope I want to make it clear this movie does not entirely stink, it has a great potential and nearly reaches it at the end. Basically the main character is a total loser and addict, his daughter also became one due to his influences while the other is not. He is randomly recruited for an experiment that we don't know the reason for at first but by the end we discover it's goal. They also give us some motivations of the supposedly evil man influencing everything, at the end we can understand what he was doing better. After watching I am pleased with the ending.Spoilers ahead....... essentially there is a gamma radiation burst coming to Earth and with no feasible way to stop it the evil guy designs a method to possibly enhance humans but only a few are compatible. To make matters worse his peers abandon his project thinking it either mad and impossible or more than likely something they can't profit from or control which is hinted at during the scene when the main character enters the facility where the generator is held. When going inside the evil guy tells him it's fitting they die by weapons they themselves financed. Giving a glimpse into his character. Basically he was not interested in weapons of war, wanted to save the planet, but was probably told they can't control an omnipotent being so it's not financially reasonable. They tried ending his research but he continued it with help. At the end of the movie you see him crying because he knew the final phase basically stunk badly but had to be reached the way it was, he regretted it.
singhmanbir-88048 The story and Graphics are awesome. This will be the next best superhero of all time. The Powers of Superman seems so dim compared to this. The execution of the story is brilliant. And the end is magnificent. Hats off to every1 involved in making the movie. Do not worry about any bad reviews your movie is perfect.
rail-40-145912 I mean not only this movies makes Thanos and all 6 stones look like a pile of nothing and even withouth a story at some points. But Thanos is an insect in comparison with the last part of this movie... 5 for the movie that it came out okeish plus one budget, plus creativity. The rest of the reviews will cover the acting etc.. Main transomation guy' acting level is minus 50... Yeah, if you consider acting of the main character, this movie goes to - 2. But the originality and parody of the script, a nice touch of mind twist, and it's finishing brings it up to 7.5. And because there was like a 5 seconds 100 percent copy of my life where a dialog took place that was just every word exact word in word. With that said I'd rather be a fan of an idea and a theory of this creature than whatever heresy you can find in avengers and other interesting but nonsense to reality and staged for masses sgi monsters and over buffed with sgi throw-ups all over those none-rogue starwars. Sgi in this picture is top shelf from old school. It's cheap for today but it's good done, no slacking there at all. Will be looking for a book of it and forward a sequel without bad acting!