Review of Terminal (2018) by Brian M — 11 May 2018

Have I met you before..

Terminal.

The feature seeks attention through its visual aspects and the dark tone that is mysterious and intriguing, luring you into its besieged bubble which stinks "street war" from the first frame, but in a good way. The writing isn't as convoluted and smart as the writers think, which creates the vortex of loop that never outcomes in their favour. Also, the writers are so focused on the trajectory of the plot and its structure that it leaves the characters a bit undercooked that later raises questions rather justifying their actions. It fails on technical aspects too, like background score and production design which isn't convincing for a single frame. Vaughn Stein's attempt may be admirable on executing it, but it surely isn't effective as the drama and the emotions projected comes out shallow and redundant. Surprisingly, the performance; contrary to expectations, is lower as Margot Robbie seems arduous on her work where even though Simon Pegg and Mike Myers supports her; the bullet seems to have left the gun. Terminal is a passionate feature; that is unfortunately surpassed by talent, content and timing, which addition to that was on a mediocre level that never had enough crisp in the first place to ever make it past distinction, let along enter the major league.