One of the best in the business is Attica Gage (former MMA star Carano), who has a personal score to settle against the ruthless Jackson (Ryan Robbins), an outlaw who has enslaved an entire town, forcing its inhabitants to mine the valuable silver that’s essential to the oxygen- and water-purification process.ĭespite the provocative set-up, the film, directed with a bland earnestness by Peter Howitt (“Sliding Doors”) isn’t so much a climate change cautionary tale as it is a sluggishly executed genre piece. Welcome to the Wasteland, the end result of a worldwide eco-disaster that has rendered the air unbreathable and water undrinkable, while those who are still driving illegal fossil fuel-burning vehicles known collectively as “Belchers” are the targets of roving bounty hunters. In a post-apocalyptic society, a lone bounty hunter is presented with a chance at the bounty of a lifetime, but for the first time she might have finally taken. Which, now that I think about it, isn't all that bad.A decent premise - and a game Gina Carano - get left in the dust kicked up by “Scorched Earth,” a dull, draggy post-apocalyptic western set in the not-too-distant, environmentally toxic future.
After all, if I wasn't enjoying any of it.what's the point?!īy the way, in addition to not liking the film, I didn't appreciate that the film had no captioning at all.making it a movie deaf and hard of hearing people cannot watch. The dialog doesn't help at all and I must admit that after watching more of the film I just turned it off. Bitangas article calls for the reader to, 'Get your sawed-off double-barrel shotgun, slip on your all-terrain boots, and get into your armored pickup truck to get through our post-doomsday. This list is from Hiconsumption, by Mike Bitanga (published Mar 30, 2019). The film is grim, unrelentingly grubby and unpleasant. Scorched Earth: 25 Best Post-Apocalyptic Movies (Hiconsumption) show list info. As for Carano, she plays a rather amoral bounty hunter who would just as soon bring in her clients dead than alive. The Earth has mostly been destroyed by a massive change in the weather and the few remaining folks live in filth and are either scum or waiting to be taken advantage of by scum.
We learn from the prologue that everything sucks.
The story is set in the late 21st century. It's a shame, as she is magnetic on the screen.but with films like "Scorched Earth", you lose so much because there's a limit to how much her skills can help a movie that is so unenjoyable to watch. In contrast, mediation and collaborative divorce in New Jersey. Filings with the court and your divorce attorney’s time have been known to run upwards of tens of thousands of dollars during litigation. Sadly, apart from a few nice appearances, often she seemed to land in cheap, inferior films.with inferior scripts. Both mediation and collaborative divorce are much less costly than the divorce a scorched earth policy will be. Her fighting skills were top-notch and as a result, a humdrum film was lifted to a higher level.and I looked forward to seeing her other films. Scorched Earth Movie Photos: Check out for latest Scorched Earth movie stills, working stills, Scorched Earth behind the scenes photos, Scorched Earth star photos, Scorched Earth International.
Sometime in the next half century, mother nature fights back against humanity due, it seems, to climate change. Set in the not distant enough future, this post apocalyptic western has limited drama, suspense, or comedy. Review: Scorched Earth is a post-apocalyptic Western where the Earth has been ravaged by storms and only a few survivors are left who trade in silver and. While much of the film was okay, Carano was simply amazing. A harrowing backstory, a smattering of action, and a handful of familiar faces are not enough to overcome the overall dullness that is Scorched Earth. Several years ago, I watched Gina Carano in the film "In the Blood" and was mesmerized. Reviewed by MartinHafer 2 / 10 Miss Carano deserves better material than this.and I am waiting to see it.