![]() ![]() Unfortunately the main plot of Apex isn’t much more interesting. That’s some deceptive marketing even by the usual standards of these kinds of films. Which may be even worse since, as the protagonist, Malone is supposed to be an integral part of Apex’s plot. ![]() While he does appear throughout the film he only has some impact on its events at the very end. Just like Midnight in the Switchgrass, Willis’ character is pretty much a non entity here. He also has a conversation with the hologram of Apex’s owner West ( Alexia Fast, The Ninth Passenger, Grace: The Possession) who informs him that the blackberries he’s eating are hallucinogenic because of radiation from the war. He hides in the trees, wanders abound while a ridiculously old timey score plays in the background. Just shoot some footage of him standing in the trees and splice it in as needed.Īnd that is all we see Willis do for most of Apex’s first hour. Which makes sense since once again I’m sure Willis was only on set for a couple of days. They’re more than happy to knock each other off while Malone hides in the woods. Not that he really has to worry, it seems the hunters on Apex Island don’t really care who they kill. In fact, for skilled hunters it’s amazing how often they can be mere feet away from their prey and not notice him. Secondly, Malone had the superpower of always being hidden nearby when people were discussing said issues so he could take advantage of them later. Firstly, being bloodthirsty psychopaths was far from the only mental issues they had. Once the hunters got around to the hunt two things quickly became apparent. They should have saved the title of Willis’ last film, Survive the Game, for this one. Instead it’s billed as a remake of the Ice-T film Surviving the Game. It also doesn’t have the outrageous imagination of Turkey Shoot. But Apex doesn’t have nearly that kind of budget. Now if you’re getting Running Man style vibes from this you’re not the only one. What does he have to do? Simple, he just has to survive being hunted by a group of wealthy sportsmen, Bishop (Nels Lennarson, Cold Pursuit, Countdown), Rainsford (Neal McDonough, Monsters of Man, Justified), Lyle (Lochlyn Munro, Riverdale, Scary Movie), Ecka (Trevor Gretzky, Spiral, Mile 22), Carrion (Corey Large, Poker Night, Broil), and Jeza (Megan Peta Hill, Open Water 3: Cage Dive). He’s offered his freedom by a representative of the Apex Corporation in return for appearing on their show. Sometime in the near future ex cop Thomas Malone (Bruce Willis, Out of Death, Survive the Game) is serving a life sentence. Despite that, I decided to watch it anyway. Apex, filmed as Apex Predator but given a title change to avoid the taint of Apex Predators, is the third teaming of Bruce Willis, director Edward Drake and writer Corey Large after Breach and Cosmic Sin. ![]()
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