Sophia Banks' debut feature, Black Site, an action thriller starring Jason Clarke, Michelle Monaghan and Jai Courtney in Australia's Gold Coast, in February 2021. "Black Site" is a nail-biting thriller that displays chills, white-knuckled fights and grisly killings . Stars an operative (Michelle Monaghan) who lost her husband and daughter ten months earlier in a terrorist attack on an Istanbul hospital. A group of officers in a super-secret subterranean setting carry out their dark activities . It is a labyrinthine top-secret prison and there must fight for their lives against Hatchet (Jason Clarke who dominates the movie as a virtually indestructible murderer) , a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee who executes stabbing on unfortunate victims in quick succession , a half dozen times, soaking their bodies in their own gore. The setting is a Middle Eastern prison site, where some special ops are struggling to contain a violent escaped prisoner. When he gets away, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences.
A hair-rising thriller with suspense , action and intrigue in the Jordanian Desert . The story has been told many times before , the lack of deep characters and ordinary dialogue would almost be forgivable if the action was decent . Nevertheless, being an underestimated film , enhanced by fine performances, twisted intrigue and thrills enough . Stars Michelle Monaghan who gives a nice acting as the tough , two-fisted agent Abigail 'Abby' Trent . And Jason Clarke who steals the show as a cold-blooded killer who won't stop until he achieves his evil purposes , as he displays no qualms about murder by stabbing the victims again and again with a knife in some gory scenes. Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney both starred together in Terminator Genisys in 2015 and were also both born in Australia. "Black Site" keeps you in its cross-hairs until the last second , concluding with an Armageddon of an explosion and the producers leave things open for a follow-up. I was admittedly entertained for a good portion in this bone-chilling movie despite its innocuous and tiring dialogue. None of it is inventive or new ; it's just your murder mystery with action-packed that is high on chills and high on cheese , but t's worth a one time watch .
It contains an adequate cinematography by veteran cameraman Donald McAlpine shot on location in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and Pinnacle Studios, Helensvale, Queensland, Australia . As will as suspenseful and and pulsing music score by Patrick Savage and Holeg Spies. New director , award-winning , Sophia Banks shot this her first full length feature film providing an acceptable action movie . Australian Banks' debut sci-fi short, Unregistered, starring Dylan Penn and Trevor Jackson, premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to screen at over twenty film festivals worldwide. She directed her second short, Proxy, during the pandemic in 2020. Banks established herself as a director with her 2017 short, Making it on Time for Christian Siriano. The film featured women in couture gowns skateboarding through Downtown Los Angeles' industrial alleyways. And Banks has directed numerous award-winning commercials for famous brands . Rating : 6/10 . Acceptable and passable movie.
A hair-rising thriller with suspense , action and intrigue in the Jordanian Desert . The story has been told many times before , the lack of deep characters and ordinary dialogue would almost be forgivable if the action was decent . Nevertheless, being an underestimated film , enhanced by fine performances, twisted intrigue and thrills enough . Stars Michelle Monaghan who gives a nice acting as the tough , two-fisted agent Abigail 'Abby' Trent . And Jason Clarke who steals the show as a cold-blooded killer who won't stop until he achieves his evil purposes , as he displays no qualms about murder by stabbing the victims again and again with a knife in some gory scenes. Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney both starred together in Terminator Genisys in 2015 and were also both born in Australia. "Black Site" keeps you in its cross-hairs until the last second , concluding with an Armageddon of an explosion and the producers leave things open for a follow-up. I was admittedly entertained for a good portion in this bone-chilling movie despite its innocuous and tiring dialogue. None of it is inventive or new ; it's just your murder mystery with action-packed that is high on chills and high on cheese , but t's worth a one time watch .
It contains an adequate cinematography by veteran cameraman Donald McAlpine shot on location in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and Pinnacle Studios, Helensvale, Queensland, Australia . As will as suspenseful and and pulsing music score by Patrick Savage and Holeg Spies. New director , award-winning , Sophia Banks shot this her first full length feature film providing an acceptable action movie . Australian Banks' debut sci-fi short, Unregistered, starring Dylan Penn and Trevor Jackson, premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to screen at over twenty film festivals worldwide. She directed her second short, Proxy, during the pandemic in 2020. Banks established herself as a director with her 2017 short, Making it on Time for Christian Siriano. The film featured women in couture gowns skateboarding through Downtown Los Angeles' industrial alleyways. And Banks has directed numerous award-winning commercials for famous brands . Rating : 6/10 . Acceptable and passable movie.