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Project Power

  • 20202020
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  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
What would you risk for five minutes of pure power?

On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don't know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city to dangerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fueled by a secret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and risk taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.
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When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the gr... Read allWhen a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its creation.When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its creation.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
86K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,783
223
  • Directors
    • Henry Joost
    • Ariel Schulman
  • Writer
    • Mattson Tomlin
  • Stars
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Dominique Fishback
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  • Directors
    • Henry Joost
    • Ariel Schulman
  • Writer
    • Mattson Tomlin
  • Stars
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Dominique Fishback
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 812User reviews
    • 185Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Trailer 2:39
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    'Project Power' Cast Expose Jamie Foxx's Real-Life Superpowers
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    Project Power
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    Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
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    Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
    Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
    Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
    Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
    Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Project Power (2020)
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    Machine Gun Kelly in Project Power (2020)
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    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Artas Art
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    Joseph Gordon-Levitt
    • Frankas Frank
    Dominique Fishback
    Dominique Fishback
    • Robinas Robin
    Rodrigo Santoro
    Rodrigo Santoro
    • Biggieas Biggie
    Courtney B. Vance
    Courtney B. Vance
    • Captain Craineas Captain Craine
    Amy Landecker
    Amy Landecker
    • Gardneras Gardner
    Machine Gun Kelly
    Machine Gun Kelly
    • Newtas Newt
    • (as Colson Baker)
    Tait Fletcher
    Tait Fletcher
    • Wallaceas Wallace
    Allen Maldonado
    Allen Maldonado
    • Landryas Landry
    Andrene Ward-Hammond
    Andrene Ward-Hammond
    • Ireneas Irene
    Kyanna Simone
    Kyanna Simone
    • Tracyas Tracy
    • (as Kyanna Simpson)
    C.J. LeBlanc
    C.J. LeBlanc
    • Miggsas Miggs
    • (as CJ LeBlanc)
    CG Lewis
    CG Lewis
    • Tommyas Tommy
    Joseph Poliquin
    Joseph Poliquin
    • Indoas Indo
    Jazzy De Lisser
    Jazzy De Lisser
    • Candy aka Frozen Womanas Candy aka Frozen Woman
    Cory DeMeyers
    Cory DeMeyers
    • Griff aka Camouflage Manas Griff aka Camouflage Man
    Casey Neistat
    Casey Neistat
    • Motoas Moto
    Azhar Khan
    Azhar Khan
    • Cuello (Healer)as Cuello (Healer)
    • Directors
      • Henry Joost
      • Ariel Schulman
    • Writer
      • Mattson Tomlin
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    • Trivia
      Dominique Fishback who played Robin, a high school kid, was twenty-nine years old and a university graduate when the movie was released.
    • Goofs
      The private jet has no tail ID number.
    • Quotes

      Frank: There are no laws on this drug! They don't exist officially, 'cause every time we try to deal with it, some guys in suits show up to tell us to stop.

    • Crazy credits
      There's a mid-credits scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Project Power (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Grinding All My Life
      Written by Nipsey Hussle (as Ermias Asghedom), Steven Carless (as Steve Carless), Askia Fountain and Murda Beatz (as Shane Lindstrom)

      Performed by Nipsey Hussle

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews812

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    Top review
    5/10
    Project Ordinary -- No new ideas, no too entertaining results
    2020. First we had >Extraction. Then we had >The Old Guard. Now, here it is. The "next step" in the string of mediocre Netflix blockbusters: >Project Power. Ordinary as they go just from the title. To put it plain and simple, this movie is basically the zenith of dejà vu. Everything it shows we have seen before (>Limitless being the most obvious source of "inspiration").

    So, the realm of originality is somewhere far beyond reach. Anyway, when you have taken into account the ordinary and derivative nature of it all, you can almost enjoy yourself. Almost. Because, given its somewhat good premise, the movie could have been much much better and very much more entertaining. But, being the end result as it is, it's just a matter of a pretty sad list:

    • The plot. Well, the plot is just as much predictable as you could imagine and it's furthermore just a pretext;
    • The script. It doesn't seem to know where to go at times, it "gifts" us with wanna-be funny one-liners and with a series of never-so-much one dimensional characters (especially the bad guys);
    • The direction. It's simply a drab and can't quite manage to handle the action scenes, which are always messy or standard;
    • The acting. It seems rather listless. There certainly are good actors like Foxx and Gordon Levitt here, but they don't seem all that interested (and given the material they had to work with you can understand why).


    There you go: the zenith of deja vu coupled with the apotheosis of the generic and sometimes stale.

    >Project Power seems at the very least intriguing at first (in the beginning, till the "Human Torch" scene), but the more it goes on the more you can't help yourself but wonder what it may have been if it had been written and directed by a better director and a better screenwriter. In that case maybe a 6 or 7 could've been reached.

    But - as the saying goes - you don't make history with the "ifs". As I already suggested, being the movie as it is, it's just mediocre. "Watchable" if you want, but mediocre nonetheless. And a tad little bit nonsensical if you ask me (and maybe it's really just me, but I'm thinking right now: why the hell would anybody want to take a pill that they don't even know if it's gonna work, how it's gonna work and that could pretty much disintegrate them right away?).
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    • Aug 15, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Dự Án Siêu Năng Lực
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Netflix
      • Screen Arcade
      • Supermarché
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    • Budget
      • $85,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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