Project Power

 

Project Power is a Netflix original action drama starring Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Set in New Orleans, an ex-solider, a teenage drug dealer and a local cop team up to take down an elusive group that is putting a pill on the streets which gives its consumers unpredictable superpowers for five minutes. 

Even though the previews weren’t entirely intriguing I still wanted to give this movie a try because Jamie Foxx normally doesn’t make bad movies. Jumping into this movie I picked up right away that plot was interesting but predictable. It reminded me of Bradley Cooper's 2011 bomb, Limitless.

I enjoyed the diversity of the cast however there was a strong lack of character development which made it hard to connect to anyone. Additionally the script and dialogue were terrible leaving a lot of plot holes. With that being said, I as still impressed, based off of what the performers were given in a script, they were still able to pull off a decent acting job.

The special effects were pretty good but the super powers were lame. It’s hard to make a good super hero movie nowadays with Marvel as the bar.

In the end it was unfortunate that award winning cast members were placed in such a mediocre film. There was no suspense, no excitement, no connection to any of the characters and they could not meet the high super hero bar that is expected of today’s films. Due to these misses, this movie can easily be skipped.