Mayday is on the line between plain bad-bad and good-bad, with the latter being just enough, especially in the third act, where I would give this a cautionary recommendation.
Mayday
(2019)
Genre(s): Horror, Supernatural, Thriller
Lionsgate | R – 76 min. – $19.98 | September 10, 2019
Date Published: 08/27/2019 | Author: The Movieman
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THE MOVIE – 2.75/5 |
| Plot Synopsis: It starts out as an ordinary international flight from L.A. to London. But soon after takeoff, the cabin lights flicker and go dark – and one of the passengers disappears without a trace. As Air Marshall Adam Anderson (MICHAEL PARÉ) tries to control the situation and calm the panicked crowd, more travelers go missing. A mysterious man clutching a briefcase may hold the answer… but is he a terrorist or something even more deadly?
Quick Hit Review: Mayday is a direct-to-video, low budget, horror-thriller that could be called second-rate Stephen King-inspired story. The acting is pretty bad almost all around, though Michael Paré at least possessed a little screen presence, and the dialogue nearly atrocious. And yet, there is a good-bad quality of work at times, but can’t say it’s nearly enough even with the short 76-minute running time. While there were some groan-enducing scenes, I will say I did chuckle to myself at some of the more outlandish elements, and for that this might be worth a cautionary recommendation. The film was apparently made for $1 million and directed by Massimiliano Cerchi (also was the story writer and producer) who I guess is the next Timothy Woodward Jr. for the one or two out there have kept up with my reviews. Cerchi seems to be a turn-and-burn filmmaker going from one project to the next, utilizing much of the same cast (his next film, Lockdown, also stars Paré and a few others from this allotment. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5 |
| No features were included. |
VIDEO – 3.75/5, AUDIO – 3.0/5
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| Lionsgate releases Mayday onto DVD where its presented with a 16×9 enhanced 1.78 widescreen aspect ratio and although this was a low budget film, doesn’t look terrible, probably a slight step below something you’d see on NCIS. On the other hand, the Dolby Digital 5.1 really shows off the poor sound design and the cheap set design where you can hear each creek and crank with the actors walking up and down the aisle. |
OVERALL – 2.5/5 |
| Mayday is on the line between plain bad-bad and good-bad, with the latter being just enough, especially in the third act, where I would give this a cautionary recommendation, just know going in the script is poor and acting pretty dreadful as well. |
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