Downrange (2018)

Expected more

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Five irritating and completely unrelatable young people go on a road trip. They consist of three generic white girls, two generic white guys, a black guy, and the token Indian male diversity hire.Suddenly a tyre bursts, sparking the commencement of what might be generously described as 'the plot.' The guy who attempts to change it is shot dead by an unseen sniper, who blows a large hole straight through his head. One of the girls goes to investigate, and copes an impeccably placed bullet in each eye. Bizarrely, the bullets do not create exit wounds, and she is able to walk around and croak at her friends for a while, even though her brain is completely blasted to ****.At first the shots are silent because the sniper is using a suppressor, but later he removes it and the shots are fully audible. One of the girls says he must have removed it to improve the speed and range of his bullets. But this makes no sense because the sniper is sitting in a tree just a few hundred metres from their location, so he's already got all the speed and range he needs.The same 'I know about guns' girl explains her knowledge as being due to the fact that she's 'an army brat' who belongs to 'a hunting family.' That's right folks, she can't just be someone with a bit of general knowledge; she has to be an army brat who belongs to a hunting family. Because that's the only way she can know anything about guns.Anyway, gun girl goes on to provide poor advice and a plan that turns out to be complete ****, resulting in further deaths and mayhem. Did I mention that the laws of physics no longer apply? Yeah, they were abandoned at the 35 minute mark. The sniper is now shooting around corners, hitting stuff he literally cannot see, with results that vary depending on their relevance to the plot. Thus we have:* a bullet that blows out an entire portion of someone's skull * bullets that create two tiny entry wounds, cause no other damage, and do not emerge from the skull * a bullet that cracks a mobile phone screen but fails to damage the rest of the phone and cannot dislodge it from a selfie stick * bullets that turn corners when required, often at acute angles * wildly varying degrees of accuracy, from 100% pinpoint to 'can't hit a barn wall at 5 paces'Examples could be multiplied.Gun girl initially tells us with full confidence that the sniper's rifle is 'an antique', even though she has absolutely no way of knowing this (a later closeup reveals that the sniper's rifle is not an antique).The rifle is bolt action, but at times the sniper can fire it as quickly as he likes (often with the speed of a semi-auto). At other times he requires at least 30 seconds to reload. In some scenes it appears to be a single shot rifle; in others it appears to have a magazine with an unspecified capacity.The movie drags on for what seems like an eternity, becoming even more ludicrous by the minute. I swear, if it had gone on any longer, i would havoc flown over to the USA and shot the entire cast myself just to get it over with.Languages spoken: American.I rate Downrange at 9.99 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a stupendously idiotic 3/10 on IMDB.

We are used to see better movies from Ryûhei Kitamura, so if like me you were a little bit excited to see he made a new one, you are excused if you afterwards you think: well that wasn't really that good. Heck, even if you are really dissapointed (knowing the director or not), it makes sense. What does not make sense is going completely insane and insulting the people involved.This is not Shakespeare so you can't expect that level of script, dialog or even acting. That does not mean that the people involved are not capable or have not the capacity to gain and reach those heights. Now this is a fun little ride, that could have been more and admittedly gets annoying at times (decisions by the main characters) and the ending is a bit ... well I personally didn't like it that much, but it did get a big laugh from the overall audience, so ... Anyway, this is not for the faint hearted, with all the graphic violence and blood on display. You've been warned

So... in a nutshell...film is BAD...in all ways, bad acting...bad writing...bad "action" moments ( decent gore will say, only plus, was pretty decently done )...I was too far in to turn around and walk away, but I will say...***SPOILER ALERT*** The girl at the end getting her revenge only to kill herself...was bliss...I will say i normally enjoy bad movies, but jesus.. i'll stop with this one complaint.... when Ford car A... starts going out of control ( speeding uncontrollably ) instead of the husband i don't know...stopping the car HITS Ford SUV B...and than flips...and SUV B did not move, shake, shimmy, dent, like it was made of indestructible materials...i almost threw my laptop out the window in sheer hatred....get your shit together and make crappy movies, but make sure....YOU PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS

What a piece of trash! I enjoy bad movies just to laugh at them but this isn't worth watching for any reason. Why money was spent on this garbage when with a few tweaks it could have been halfway watchable is beyond me. Those involved should be utterly embarrassed.