![]() That would offset a film which you should catch on demand, especially with no special features present giving you a reason to own it.Ī DVD review copy of Drone was provided by the distributor for review purposes. There is some nice cinematography present within Drone mind you, but nothing Introduction with a climax, rather than fully fleshed out feature film. Whilst Sean Bean evokes his usual terrific performance, Drone is unfortunately absent a piece of the pie feeling like a mere A drone pilot (Sean Bean) involved in a deadly, covert mission overseas must confront the reality of his actions when a mysterious man seeking revenge holds. Within Drone, a great use of imagery and even a particular long take at its climax that I would have loved the director to shed more light upon. And it’s a shame too - as whilst any moral message is a bit of a write off - there’s some beautiful moments of cinematography Unfortunately a second act is not the only thing missing from Drone.Īlas the dreaded 'no special features' surprise rears its head once again, making the home release of Drone feel entirely worthless when given The spectrum coping with their recent loss. In fact, Drone works much better as a piece on grief, of two families on the opposite ends of And whilst Drone does indeed start to create some political underpinnings through itsįantastical meeting, it sadly doesn’t lead to much. Handling the morality of the situation much better. The notion of collateral murder via airstrikes isn’t entirely new to the cinematic front either, with 2015’s Eye in the Sky Their runtime - feeling bloated and minimising their overall impact - Drone is the opposite in that sense, a portion felt entirely missing. On Crash Landed I regular evoke the need for films to cut down ![]() Missing a second act, to ratchet up that tension and to make its conclusion all the more impactful. One another but once Imir shows up on the doorstep, Drone steps into its final act and ends quickly. Drone pilot and family man Neil (Sean Bean) has spent his career conducting deadly, covert missions overseas all from the comfort of his suburban hometown. It’s a shame then, that the slowburn setup whilst intriguing, instantly evokes a final act that shoots Drone down like a lead balloon.ĭrone feels entirely like an opening act, as we get to know the Wistin family, through a day of their grief and the secrets they are hiding from His strange peculiarities, whether he's truly a bad guy, and what exactly his intentions for the Wistin family are. Likewise Patrick Sabongui as Imir strikes you as being immediately queer from the get go, with the audience unsure of how to take Playing a subdued - one could even call Neil a weak - character, whose emotional state isn’t present, instead left to fester beneath the surface - almostĭrone-like - is a difficult task, and whilst the little said about Sean Bean’s fluctuating American accent the better, his performance remains a joy to Predictable stuff, but given dramatic heft by the granite-faced Bean.If there’s one thing to be said about Sean Bean - aside from the fact he dies in practically all of his movies - is that he can act his arse off, and The beatific stranger is invited for dinner and the clock starts ticking to a showdown. But co-writer/director Jason Bourque's interest lies in the disconnect between button pushed and lethal damage wreaked, so when a well-spoken Pakistani business traveller (Patrick Sabongui, as seen in definitive drone TV series Homeland) turns up as a prospective buyer for the Bean family boat in their suburban driveway, we're way ahead of the outcome. Drones have reached cliché status in contemporary action cinema - Good Kill, Eye in the Sky, London Has Fallen - likewise the muted, pixilated aerial footage of explosive destruction in faraway lands, as per the prologue to this latest spin. This low-octane chamber piece-cum-home-invasion thriller pulls the rug from beneath Sean Bean's American dad, whose work as a covert drone pilot is kept secret from his wife (Mary McCormack) and - neon-sign irony alert! - shoot-'em-up game-playing teenage son (Maxwell Haynes).
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