Review of Survivor (2015) by Thequietgamer — 11 Jul 2015

"Survivor" is what you get when you take a mostly solid cast and put them in a generic pseudo-spy movie with a plot surrounding a conspiracy. Not only is it very unoriginal, but it also has the disadvantage of being uninteresting as well. There's not enough action in this action-thriller and it's also missing out on the thrills.

With a lead actress like Milla Jovovich who is known for being one of the few female action stars out there you would think we get to see her do some actual action scenes here. It definitely would have set the movie apart from the rest of the genre. Especially had she gone toe-to-toe with Brosnan for more than just one scene in the end. Unfortunately there's only one fight scene at the end and by then it's too little too late. All Jovovich is left to do for the majority of this movie is run. It's not very exciting.

As far as Brosnan goes he isn't much to speak of here either. He doesn't really play a character. Just a mindless assassin meant to shoot at (and totally miss) Jovovich. He's not used well here. AS far as the plot goes it falls apart the moment you start to look at it. Without any action to keep viewers distracted, looking at the plot is really all there is to do here. The whole scenario is made possible by absurdity. When watching it you'll begin to notice how ludicrous characters actions are. There are smarter and more believable ways that something like this would all go down. That wouldn't have mattered had their been more real action, but again there isn't.

Survivor ends up being a lackluster, generic, and ultimately boring action-thriller that despite a compelling cast just isn't really worth watching. I'm sure there are some out there who are big enough fans of the genre to put up with this films problems, but even they will admit that there are plenty of better alternatives out there. Most people though are just better off skipping this in favor of more entertaining options.