Review of IO (2019) by Berik — 19 Jan 2019

As far as the premise of the movie goes it probably hookes all viewers, but when it comes to the actual movie it's going to turn off a lot of them. But when you look at it for what it is, it's an okay movie.

So, Girl stays on Earth in hope that one day she finds a way to have bees be able to survive the toxins. She does this by living in an air pocket on top of hill. But then nature happens and one little storm kills all the bees... and well that is just about as intense the movie is going to get. The movie makes an interesting plot, but it falls flat early one by not taking advantage of the large potential for such a story. There are a few nonsensical decisions which deflate the smart decisions made before (You know which one I mean) and the character of Sam becomes less relatable as the story progresses. On a general note, I'm getting frustrated with Netflix as they put out multiple Sci-Fi movies a year now (which I like) yet seem incapable of making one that hits it out of the park. This movie smells of the same effort of movies like Titan. The ending... it's quite lazy and lacks any impact. If we were actually shown the people of the exodus missions on Jupiter's Moon it would have mattered more as we know nothing about the conditions they live in.

Overall this movie was pretty average, as it entertains but falls flat on delivery and satisfaction. I give this movie a 6/10.