No. Absolutely not.
We all know this type of movie and some of us like it. Any sort of Battle Royale set-up comes down to 1) setting up characters 2) putting them through gore 3) reason why they were put through gore / katharsis The most important part is obviously the 3rd step. I found it extremely underwhelming: A zoom out of CCTV screens where many people are just finishing such a gruesome experiment maybe a la Black Mirror or more meta group of experimenters. It just ultimately doesn't answer any questions in a satisfying way but also doesn't create mystery or tension by avoiding the answers. It's just bad, not higher trick or idea.
Not even the gore was particularly new or ground-breaking.
We all know this type of movie and some of us like it. Any sort of Battle Royale set-up comes down to 1) setting up characters 2) putting them through gore 3) reason why they were put through gore / katharsis The most important part is obviously the 3rd step. I found it extremely underwhelming: A zoom out of CCTV screens where many people are just finishing such a gruesome experiment maybe a la Black Mirror or more meta group of experimenters. It just ultimately doesn't answer any questions in a satisfying way but also doesn't create mystery or tension by avoiding the answers. It's just bad, not higher trick or idea.
Not even the gore was particularly new or ground-breaking.