Review of Thunder Force (2021) by Phildog — 17 Apr 2021

While I'm glad some people enjoyed it, I cannot recommend it. Give it a try, you might like it, but probably won't.

McCarthy and Spencer have no chemistry. That may be in large part do to Octavia absolutely phoning in this performance. She's a FAR better actor than she is in this. 1/3 in and still no fights or laughs, which as an "action comedy" you'd kind of expect. McCarthy does her best, but her FAT-LADY-FALL-DOWN running gag stopped being funny a long time ago. The film also has a serious issue with logic too. The "miscreants" that get powers activated are also violent psychopaths... okay, but that doesn't really explain why they're a problem? Like, they have powers sure, but it's not like they're bulletproof. Why can't the police just, you know, shoot them. The movie is full of logical inconsistencies like this.

The costume design is also, let's be real, is just terrible.

A lot of people in these reviews are very much coming from dishonest people who straight up do not want movies staring plus size women and women of colour. The reality is though... it's just bad. It's just really, REALLY bad.