Review of Spectral

Spectral (2016)
7/10
Cliché after cliché, but entertaining
31 December 2016
The movie might even make sense if you are not Romanian or Moldovan, but that's a detail that is not really important. The plot is pretty standard: American military group, separated by the main force, fighting for survival against an unstoppable enemy. Kinda like Aliens, but low budget.

I thought the acting was fine, the sound and special effects were OK and the story was decent. It had some "Ugh!" moments, in particular the ending and anything that they were trying to say in Romanian/Russian or about the political situation in the "Moldovan War". Lol!

Other than that, it's pretty obvious what is going on and what is going to happen. The only "wait, this could be cool!" moment was when they were forced to relocate. I thought it was going to turn into some sort of complex story. It didn't. My assessment: average action sci-fi.
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