Review of Lazer Team (2016) by Quincytheodore — 31 Jan 2016

The humor might work for silver screen, but there's a lot of flailing about and not much on acting department.

There's always a room for campy fun comedy, especially when it's a project associated with already famous studio from Youtube like Rooster Teeth. This is a niche studio which already has adoring fans and it's understandable to have a sense of belonging and familiarity. The type of humor from sci-fi parody is good for popcorn flick, admittedly also better than its similar peer Pixels, but the most concerning issues here are the stiff acting and average script.

Four men randomly put on a suit meant to fight alien. Since each man has respective piece, they have to wield them as a team to prevail. The premise is silly from the first place, one is better off not questioning and just roll with it. There's a sizable effort and adoration for the sci-fi genre, even though not all elements pan out, the mold fits the quirkiness quite well just for the sake of entertainment.

This is not a large budget production, yet it looks good when it needs to and the trademark video game vibe is appreciable. There's surprisingly a good characterization for the so called Lazer Team, even though they might not be appealing from the start. Two or three moments surpass its rowdy nut-busting nature, and if it's a story of underdog fighting for glory, there's an identifiable aspect to the theme.

What ruins the production most of the time is the deadpan acting. The four main leads perform erratically, one might look like he's reading from Youtube comments, while another is shouting profusely. They don't really have any chemistry, furthermore it will impact the jokes revolving slapstick, making them dull and repetitive.

If they could find the balance between corny fun and appropriate acting, Lazer Team might be more than a simple popcorn flick, although the light comedic nature is acceptably decent as well.