Toxin (2015)

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Familiar faces result in familiar mush. Jones, and especially Glover, show that they are way, waaay, past their prime in this sci-fi would- be thriller with weak effects and it's sleep-inducing soap opera pace.Jones does occasionally shine convincingly as a disciplined soldier tool - he's got that MADman look down pat. Glover though is plain boring as a "doctor scientist"? Like other actor losers, Glover hardly ever changes his voice/accent, tone or look - it's as if he plays himself in every movie. Not as bad as that Machete guy, or Ice T or Ice cube - but Glover is still an all too familiar cardboard stiff popping up in too many movies.Every time Glover appeared I glanced the clock, wondering whether to bail or check email, or see if it got better. It didn't.Weak plot overall but the film does have a few engaging moments. Sadly - they are few and far between. Zzz. There were simple continuity mistakes galore in lighting and several scenes.Initially, Dean the hero is driven by the "urgency" to save his grandma from eviction - from there it gets complicated and whatever heat there that begins to flare up, quickly gets dissipated. There's a toxin in grandma's house and as usual the bad guys are the Evil Government villains who have corrupt designs on that toxin. From there it's the usual body count game - predicting who the next victim will be. Zzzzz.There's a laughable scene when the teen-looking Dean "manhandles" the taller, heavier mercenary soldier character played by Jones - yeah right.Like another reviewer here put it - go in not expecting anything great and you'll pass the time easy! Or you could do laundry or some cooking at the same time and feel productive - you will not miss a beat in this slow moving movie.OR save this movie for a night when you got amnesia! Zzzz.

Surprising good sci-fi flick. Some of the performances are over-the-top, but it doesn't take away from the overall entertainment value of the film.Based on the criteria of whether a film is entertaining or not, Toxin "delivers".The negative reviews on here don't hold water and they are outliers. First, Dean's best friend suffers a gunshot wound but it is established that he is an eagle scout, so he is able to use the supplies in the schoolhouse to bandage himself up enough to stop the bleeding.Dean instructs him on how to use the underground tunnels -- which are established in the first act -- in order to meet him at the underground lab.The virus has a different effect on the characters, some suffer intense quick symptoms and others have more of a slow burn. The female lead is fantastic in her role, as she is the brains of the crew, and watching her lose her mind to the virus is suspenseful.The climactic sequence has gotten some criticism on the reviews, but they again don't have a leg to stand on. Dean shoots the tank holding the virus. The bullets do not penetrate the glass, but they spiderweb it. The glass is fragile enough from the gunshots so that he is able to throw the gun and penetrate the glass. Very basic logic that the troll reviewers can't seem to grasp.The end is great, not what you would expect from a film in this genre, and for that I elevate my review to 8 stars.I can't wait to watch Toxin again when it hits TV and you will not be disappointed if you like the sci-fi genre with some solid dramatic scenes. The film also has a strong theme that is conveyed between the protagonist, Dean, and his sick, hoarding grandmother.See it. Have fun with it.

I enjoyed Toxin. Found it a fast-paced action/sci-fi with some relate-able characters and a message. Some of the decisions made by the actors in the film are not entirely believable but this reminds me of the commercial for that insurance company where all the kids hide in the back of a garage so the killer can hack them to pieces. The tag line being, when you're in a horror movie, you make bad decisions, that's just what you do.This is a popcorn flick designed for when you don't feel like thinking too much and just want to be swept away into an imaginary world. When I am in the mood to reflect, I watch indie dramas. When I want to shut off my thinking, I watch bad TV shows. This falls somewhere in the middle of the two. But I had fun watching it and I think you will too.

Don't waste one minute of your life watching this movie! The sound effects and background music alone was enough to drive me mad. Add to that the worst acting in movie history, and I am now ready to commit myself into a looney bin. WTF did I just watch??? Why did I watch the entire movie? I DON'T KNOW!! I guess I just kept watching in hopes it would improve!! I love post-apocalyptic movies, and going into this movie, I thought it would be just that......I was wrong! It was bad! I am now going to try and find something excellent to watch in order to cure my brain from the "TOXIN" it was just infected with! If you want a good laugh, and want to watch something that you can make fun of for 90 minutes, have at it!