Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Suki Waterhouse | ... | Arlen | |
Jason Momoa | ... | Miami Man | |
Jayda Fink | ... | Honey | |
Keanu Reeves | ... | The Dream | |
Jim Carrey | ... | The Hermit | |
Yolonda Ross | ... | Maria | |
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Aye Hasegawa | ... | Mousey |
Giovanni Ribisi | ... | The Screamer | |
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Louie Lopez Jr. | ... | Chuy (as Louie Lopez) |
E.R. Ruiz | ... | Lone Man | |
Cory Roberts | ... | Big Black Bridge Man | |
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Joni Podesta | ... | Muscle Woman #1 |
Almayvonne | ... | Muscle Woman #2 (as Almayvonne Dixon) | |
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Danielle Orner | ... | One Legged Dancing Girl |
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Mandy Pursley | ... | Junkyard Amputee Woman |
THE BAD BATCH follows Arlen (Waterhouse) after she's left in a Texas wasteland fenced off from civilization. While trying to navigate the unforgiving landscape, Arlen is captured by a savage band of cannibals led by the mysterious Miami Man (Momoa). With her life on the line, she makes her way to The Dream (Reeves). As she adjusts to life in 'the bad batch' Arlen discovers that being good or bad mostly depends on who's standing next to you.
This is my first, and possibly only, review on IMDB. Felt I needed to come out in defense of this film which I regrettably put off watching for so long. There was initially two things that put me off after I'd seen A Girl Walks Home and wanted more Ana Lily Amirpour: cannibals and Jason Momoa's eyebrows (seriously, those things are straight out of a comic book). Anyway if you can get past a little gore and the f'd up concept of cannibalism this film is a worthy, bigger budget follow up to AGWHAAN. Suki Waterhouse creates an icon with the role, Keanu's character will come at you like a curveball, and everyone else is diggable yet understated.
I love Amirpour's pacing and the breath she allows into films. To sum up, you get some dystopian sci-fi, a little horror, and a really good movie about compassion and heart. Watch this film, and keep The Dream alive!