the US notion that a 'true Brit' is a sign of a really bad person

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2019)

I found this uninvolving. I was unconvinced by Ethan Hawke's performance and matters are made worse when, after initially being presented as a prat, we are supposedly swing around and cheer him as hero. The whole idea is rather silly and although I really liked the background news bulletins, they did not take away from that notion. Interestingly 'un-American' in tone and reminded me a little of the class war elements in Brian Yuzna's Society (1989). This is a much more modest affair, however, and one of its strong points is that it is not over long. Rhys Wakefield intrigued as the 'polite leader' but is really just one more example of the US notion that a 'true Brit' is a sign of a really bad person. I believe the guy is actually Australian but he certainly plays the part here as if some obnoxious English public schoolboy. Not a terrible film and I will watch the follow up (claimed by some to be an improvement) for although there is much to not like here, it is effectively put together and not afraid to ask difficult questions.