Kill Switch (2017)

A pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.

Director:

Tim Smit (as TimSmit)

Writers:

Charlie Kindinger (screenplay by), Omid Nooshin (screenplay by)

Stars:

Dan Stevens, Bérénice Marlohe, Tygo Gernandt

Cast

Cast overview:
Dan Stevens	...	Will Porter
Bérénice Marlohe	...	Abigail Vos (as Berenice Marlohe)
Mike Reus	...	Dr. Klintsen
Bas Keijzer	...	Bektman
Tygo Gernandt	...	Michael
Gijs Scholten van Aschat	...	Reynard
Charity Wakefield	...	Mia
Kasper van Groesen	...	Donny
Mike Libanon	...	Hugo

Storyline

A pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong.

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Plot Keywords:

alternative energy | alternate universe | disaster | parallel world | experiment gone wrong | 

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Netherlands Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kill Switch

Filming Locations:

World Trade Center, Almere, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

CTM Productions BV, FilmNation Entertainment, RainMaker Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on director Tim Smit's short movie 'What's in the Box?', which currently (May 2016) holds 2,6 million views on YouTube. The 9 minute video became viral in 2009 after several gaming magazines reported on it, believing it is connected to the video game series Half-Life.

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Goofs

At 16:50 in the movie you see a sign in different languages. In German they say Stop the profession in stead off Stop the occupation. Probably a google translation.

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Quotes

Mia: I thought this was a celebration
Will Porter: It is... kinda

User Reviews

Bored

From the trailer this ticked a lot of boxes, which looked to be a promising sci-fi flick. But sadly after half an hour in, my mind started wondering elsewhere, and after an hour I was hoping it would end soon.

There was very little character building, so those like his sister and her son I didn't care about, or his boss, or the 'rebel' leader guy, not even the main character.

Maybe I need to see it again, but I don't know what role Dan Stevens was playing or why he was working for Alterplex other than he used to be a pilot. It's like they had a loose story-line; An energy company/science experiment tries to create unlimited energy source, it goes wrong, send Dan Stevens to switch it off. The script writers then tried to build it up from there, padding it out with CGI, chase scenes, a few ingredients of other films Demolition Man (underground rebels), Doom (first person shooter) etc

Most of the film is filmed in first person, so you're basically in a video game you have no control over. I don't know why this is, other than to try and be original or clever, to make you feel like you're in the movie, but it fails on every level. The chase scenes tried to be dramatic and tense, but again I just didn't feel it. Maybe if you're an avid video-gamer you might like it, but I can't see any other reason than that.