Project Power
Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Written by Mattson Tomlin
The review:
Project Power is an entry into the powers-not-heros genre of films* and includes an interesting premise, and a more interesting performance by Dominique Fishback.** This plays out as a perfectly serviceable action/sci-fi flick with some amusing parts,*** some fine fight scenes, and movie logic that doesn’t quite come together. Aside from Fishback**** it was nice to have have Joseph Gordon-Levitt as an undercover cop, and Jamie Foxx did his can-do Jamie Fox thing.
The verdict: Good
Cost: Netflix monthly fee ($8.99)
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Further sentences:
*Also recently watched in that subgenre: Fast Color
**”Who is that actress?” I wondered as her scenes piled up. It turns out she played Amandla Stenberg’s half sister in The Hate U Give and has done mostly television work. But she’s one to watch.
***The muddled storming of the container ship was fun.
****Really, the reason to watch this film
Questions:
- What was your favorite power in Project Power?
- Would you take the pill?
Favorite IMDB trivia item:
Not related to the Marvel Comics series Powers, though it has a slightly similar plot: Combining the genres of superhero fiction, crime noir and the police procedural, the series follows the lives of two homicide detectives assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, who are referred to colloquially as “powers”.
Other reviews of Project Power:
- Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
- Kate Erbland, Indiewire
