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Living in a pandemic world is difficult, and new entertainment is hard to come by. Film and television is still being made, but none have gone as far as to capitalize on current events as Songbird tries to. Produced by Michael Bay (yes, the man behind Bayformers) and directed (and co-written) by Adam Mason (of Into the Dark fame), this romantic thriller gets by on a relatively short runtime and some good performances.
It's 2024 and COVID-23 rages on. In Los Angeles, the majority are on indefinite lockdown while a select chunk of people - known as "munies" - are found immune to the disease. One such individual is Nico (KJ Apa), a late 20s former law student who delivers packages for a high-end courier service run by Lester (Craig Robinson). Nico has an obviously difficult relationship with a young woman named Sara (Sofia Carson), who lives with her grandmother (Elpidia Carrillo), and they dream of being together on the outside.
There are a couple subplots that try to be as exciting - or lack thereof - as the main action, and it all comes together in the end. The cast is comprised of talented folk but none of them or their chemistry can save this mediocre sci-fi flick.
score 4/10
ILeftMyCakeOutInTheRain 11 December 2020
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12-12-2020 09:38:05
