{"id":458188,"date":"2022-06-05T16:10:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T13:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/interceptor-is-an-action-romp-thats-missing-the-fun\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T16:10:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T13:10:37","slug":"interceptor-is-an-action-romp-thats-missing-the-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/interceptor-is-an-action-romp-thats-missing-the-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Interceptor\u2019 is an Action Romp That\u2019s Missing the Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29beecb1534\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29beecb1534\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/interceptor-is-an-action-romp-thats-missing-the-fun\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Interceptor_is_an_Action_Romp_Thats_Missing_the_Fun%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;\u2018Interceptor\u2019 is an Action Romp That\u2019s Missing the Fun&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Interceptor_is_an_Action_Romp_Thats_Missing_the_Fun%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;\u2018Interceptor\u2019 is an Action Romp That\u2019s Missing the Fun&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;Netflix\u2019s new action film looks pretty standard, but Elsa Pataky and some solid beatdowns stand out.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/interceptor.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Interceptor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/interceptor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/interceptor-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Netflix&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Aurora Amidon\u00a0\u00b7 Published on June 5th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"&gt;It\u2019s hard to imagine a world in which a movie where a missile-heavy interceptor base is held captive by terrorists planning to launch sixteen stolen ICBMs could be totally unstimulating. And yet, thriller novelist &lt;strong&gt;Matthew&lt;\/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Reilly&lt;\/strong&gt; has made it h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en with his tenuous directorial debut, &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;i&gt;Interceptor&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"&gt;.&lt;\/span&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new Netflix action film follows JJ Collins (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast &amp; Furious<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s <strong>Elsa<\/strong> <strong>Pataky<\/strong>), a military captain with a troubled past who is unexpectedly assigned to a new post on an interceptor base somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. The base is one of two designed to identify and shoot down nuclear missiles heading toward the United States. Almost immediately upon arrival, JJ and her team get word that terrorists have seized the second base in Alaska. Could this mean that these baddies have their sights set on JJ\u2019s base next? You got it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next ninety minutes see slick and savvy JJ doing everything in her powers to stop this deadly attack from happening. What should be an adrenaline-pinching, ticking time-bomb thriller, though, instead falls somewhat flat in <em>Interceptor<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any way you look at it, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> boasts a fun, high-concept premise. Oddly enough, though, Reilly and co-writer <strong>Stuart<\/strong> <strong>Beattie<\/strong> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collateral<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), don\u2019t quite seem to grasp what a gem of a conceit they have here. This becomes apparent as the majority of the film is played completely straight, without a much-needed edge of hijinks or humor. Characters read off heavy-handed lines about the impending destruction without any air of playfulness. Competently choreographed action sequences occur frequently, but their players seem a little, well\u2026 bored, and the scenes are consequently lacking in the delightful melodramatic enthusiasm we see in more entertaining thrillers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, the tone of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is far too serious and dull to produce an amusing watch, but what makes it even more laborious to sit through is its sloppily shoe-horned moral undertones. JJ has a dark past in the military, and we learn through flashbacks that she was sexually assaulted by a commanding officer. When she reported it, she was harassed and ridiculed by her male peers. Though it\u2019s an interesting issue, this storyline does little to move the plot, and, in the end, feels more like a carelessly placed obligatory #MeToo mention than anything else. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s below-the-line message suggests that it\u2019s immigrants that make America tick fares better, but it too feels forced.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of these problems are rescued by the film\u2019s lead actors, either, who, despite trying their best, are forced by the script to give flat and awkward performances. Pataky clearly has some acting chops, and she pulls off the action sequences impressively well. But the character of JJ isn\u2019t given any true depth beyond the underdog edge provided to her by her past, and so Pataky isn\u2019t given much to do besides dish out roundhouse kicks and cliched stoic lines about saving the world. This is inevitably uninteresting to watch and doesn\u2019t really beg the viewer to root for her to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Similarly, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s main terrorist, Alexander (<strong>Luke<\/strong> <strong>Bracey<\/strong>), is only slightly more than your run-of-the-mill cliched villain, with his motivations springing from a grudge against the powers-that-be. Stony-faced and cynical, Bracey has no nuance to offer what might have been a more interesting character with complex motivations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some action films are handicapped by stilted performances and on-the-nose writing but are rescued from the rubble, at least somewhat, by dazzling sets, high-value production design, and inspiring cinematography. Sadly, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has none of the above. The main base is so obviously built on a set that one might half-expect the characters to suddenly tear down the walls of their fake world like in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mission: Impossible \u2013 Fallout<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Truman Show<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Not only that, but props and sets are inconspicuously reused, not quite justified by the fact that the entire budget seemingly went to a couple of CG rockets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some parts of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are entertaining to watch, and those looking for a quick, harmless action romp can do far worse. Plus, a film with such a high-stakes conceit is never going to be a total<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> drag to watch. It\u2019s just disheartening to see a movie about a character attempting to save millions of lives be fashioned in such a haphazard way. From its performances to its writing to its look, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interceptor <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">surely doesn\u2019t go out with a bang.<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Interceptor, Netflix\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/aurora.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Aurora Amidon spends her days running the Great Expectations column and trying to convince people that Hostel II is one of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> of all time. Read her mostly embarrassing tweets here: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aurora_amidon\">@aurora_amidon<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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