Moviecut—Black Box

I'm really not sure why people are giving such horrible reviews. I've watched much worse films that are considered mainstream and full of top actors and action. The dialogue is good, the acting is good, the main character does not mumble. It makes you think and you are invested in the story. Very good and well done.

Should have seen the red flags as soon as I noticed the "black box" prop is made of a foam back roller. Then the epipen being used completely wrong with the needle effect was the icing on the cake. Started cracking up with "Swindon Space Control". The northern accents made it a feel even lower budget than it already was. Also the romancey vibe with Sarah was cringey and completely unnecessary. Couldn't watch to the end. Worth putting on if you're having trouble sleeping.

That's what it seemed like for much of this ultra low budget movie. The Manchester accents grated and at times made it sound like a UK TV soap. The little bit of action was totally unnecessary and unbelievable when they could just have had the pods dock together normally and have the other guy already unconscious to achieve the same result. However the plot was interesting enough to keep me guessing so that's why it gets 4 stars. With a better budget, screenplay and appropriate actors this could be so much better.

This is the kind of film that would be great on stage or as the setup for a computer game. For such a minimalist film- crowdfunded, one actor in one set for the majority- I found it quite effective and engaging, with enough of a slow burn to keep me invested.

This movie was an extreme waste of time. Having a small budget is no excuse for poor acting and writing. The main character mumbled all of his lines. It seemed like they were making the dialogue up as went.

This was so bad.... so, so bad.... I mean, "Swindon Space Control"! That was really the trigger that should have told me, "Stop, don't watch this!" and also, another trigger was Marcus seeing "Erf" with Sarah telling him that it won't be long before he's safe and sound on "Erf". Acting was cr@p, script was cr@p, the accents were shockingly humiliating, and I think that on the advert for this film, it said that the special effects were, wait for it... "brilliant"! Mmmm, what SFX? As a Mancunian, I thought that I could be proud of a good Manchester film... however... this was embarrassingly bad. "Beam me up Scottie... off planet Erf!"

Black Box