Review of Future World (2018) by Jack W — 28 Aug 2018

This movie featuring and directed by James Franco is basically Mad Max with a sexy female robot. I would not rate this as low as some people. I reserve that type of rating for the painfully bad. This movie is just something that's not worth the time to sit through.

Future World is one big post-apocalyptic and robot-gaining-sentience cliche. Nothing particularly original. No substance at all; the plot, points, dialogue, and character development are all rushed. Snoop Dog, who plays a pimp, gets the worse lines, saying b**** every other time.

Given Franco's recent accusations of sexual harassment, the exploitation here lesbian kissing and prostitutes, sometimes half-nude, in shock collars, kind of makes things cringe-worthy. One wonders how much Franco wanted this for self-gratification rather than plot reasons.

Though, the film has experienced actors, they really can't do much with what they're given. The main male lead is particularly dull. The only exception is Milla Jovovich. She plays a drugged-out gang leader and manages to dish out a deliciously campy and over-the-top performance salvaging some terrible lines.

I will give the movie this. Some of the fight scenes are actually pretty good, just not enough to validate Future World.