65 (2023) is a movie that my wife and I saw in theaters this evening. The storyline follows a pilot on a research voyage whose ship runs into an unforeseen asteroid belt and crashes on Earth 65 million years ago. Most of the crew doesn't survive the crash except one little girl who doesn't speak English. The pilot and the little girl try to make it across the planet to a rescue pod that can hopefully get them home.
This movie is cowritten and codirected by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, who also worked together in Haunt, and stars Adam Driver (House of Gucci), Ariana Greenblatt (Love and Monsters), Chloe Coleman (My Spy) and Nika King (Euphoria).
There's a lot to like about this movie but there's also something missing. The storyline had a ton of potential but needed more details of the backstory on a macro scale rather than just the characters sub plots (which were good). I think we needed more details on the reason for the voyage and who the pilot worked for. I will say the storyline does keep you interested from beginning to end, it just could have been better. The acting and chemistry of Driver and Greenblatt was perfect. The special effects are outstanding and as good as any Jurassic Park movies. The dinosaurs and insects were a 10/10, though they could have worked in a few passive dinosaurs, a herbivore or two. Every creature in this movie is a blood thirsty killer. The action scenes are intense and there's some great jump scares throughout the film. The settings and cinematography was very good, the CGI was outstanding and the wounds are gory and intense. The ending is predictable but still entertaining.
Overall, this is a worthwhile addition to the science-fiction, action genre in a Pitch Black kind of way. I would score this a 6.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.
