Review of Bastille Day (2016) by Thequietgamer — 30 Dec 2016

It's just a big, dumb popcorn movie. The kind you watch for the crazy destruction, absurd stakes, and cheesy writing. Resurgence makes it a point to never take itself seriously. It's got a silly sense of humor in the face of it's potentially world ending conflict. The human race is facing it's possible extinction and everyone is smiling and cracking jokes.

While this does add a extra sense of fun to the movie, it also makes it hard to really care about what's going on. There's simply no urgency to the events. The new characters are bland and there's no way to get emotionally invested at all. This is the kind of movie you watch for the visual panache and not much else. There's a lot of cool sci-fi stuff onscreen to keep things interesting enough to keep you watching. It just doesn't engage your brain. But hey, it's fun for what it is. I got some laughs and some cool action. That's really all I was expecting anyway. Fans of the first can get a kick out of seeing the familiar faces return (with the exception of Will Smith) and references. Roland Emmerich also makes it pretty clear he's got some ideas for a sequel. Basically, come to have some mindless fun or don't come at all. Resurgence doesn't offer much else.

6.