Recon 2022: The Mezzo Incident (2007)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Christian Viel

Writers:

William Alexander (writer)
John Fallon (writer)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

New mission. New planet. Same attitude.

Plot:

After the gruesome events on Caprini, Sharp (Anderson Bradshaw) and his elite team of tough, witty and trigger happy space Marines must now head out to the icy planet Mezzo to investigate further Ma'har activities. What they will encounter will defy their imaginations as they tackle giant man eating snow worms, an underground city of Cyborgs, a slew of murderous alien entities and maybe, finally, the ever elusive Ma'hars

Plot Keywords:

Cyborg | Casual Sex | Post Apocalyptic | Virtual Reality | Female Nudity

Cast

Andy Bradshaw	...	Sharp
Heidi Hawkins	...	Jesse Sandstorm
Deke Richards	...	Doctor Scott Anderson
Carmen Echeverria	...	Salma Alvarez
Valérie Wiseman	...	Kara
Marco von Moos	...	Karl Peterson
Gillian Leigh	...	Fooks
Peter Vrana	...	Barnes
John Fallon	...	Cyber Merc
Johnny Goar	...	Anton
Mark Walker	...	Colonel Thorne
Suzi Lorraine	...	Beverley Jones
Vanessa Matsui	...	Goreborg
Patricia Stasiak	...	Virtual Stripper
Howard Rosenstein	...	Marco

Runtime:

Canada:90 min | Japan:96 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Blood & Bullets Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Power Corps. (2004)

It is NOT the epitome of Sci-Fi... but it tries

If you saw the 1st Recon movie, you'll know what to expect from this one! Yes, the sets and the costumes are better than in the first movie, and the special effects (while throwbacks from the 70s or 80s) are better in the sequel. Viel tries to continue the story of Earth's decimation by an alien race and the subsequent journey of humankind to the stars to fight what seems to be a never ending battle against the creatures that are determined to wipe them out.

This is beyond a low budget film, it is a sub-level budget film. The dialog is painful at some points and overly predictable. The acting is.... well, there were actors in the film. NONE of this however stops Viel from bringing this story to a video store near you, and thankfully so. If you like really bad "B" movies, this one is for you! Viel and his troop of actors don't just go through the motions, they really are trying to bring the story to life. Unfortunately, they just don't have the resources to do the job. Should it stop them? No way... while not a multi-million dollar blockbuster, it's nice to see people making a movie because they WANT to. It's worth a rental just to support the fun they are obviously having. A 5 for effort, if not for delivery.