One can’t complain too much about this one at all – I personally kinda got a little excited when I discovered Ian McShane and Joan Allen were in it. I haven’t seen the original Roger Corman movie yet so my nearest point of reference would be something like Running Man combined with Logan’s Run, the former of which at least it doesn’t stand up badly to at all – it’s certainly more fun than Doomsday (read: less hateful and childish) and I imagine on the big screen it was even better. Ian McShane isn’t in it nearly enough, but Joan Allen more than makes up for it. Her presence reminds me of the great stupid action movies of the 90s like Face / Off and The Rock that I loved (and love) so much – and while this isn’t anywhere near comparable to the likes of those, for this decade’s lousy record it’s possibly the best one can hope for.
