Apex is just another poorly made direct-to-video flick with Bruce Willis likely showing up for a day or two, though I will say he at least attempts to give some semblance of a performance instead of the blank expression he often shows in these types of movies.
Apex
(2021)
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller, Action
RLJE Films | NR – 94 min. – $29.97 | February 8, 2022
Date Published: 02/01/2022 | Author: The Movieman
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RLJ Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
The opinions I share are my own.
THE MOVIE — 1½/5 |
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Plot Synopsis: Serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, former cop Thomas Malone (BRUCE WILLIS) gets a chance to win his freedom if he can survive a twisted game. Six killers (NEAL MCDONOUGH, COREY LARGE, LOCHLYN MUNRO, NELS LENNARSON, MEGAN PETA HILL, TREVOR GRETZKY) pay for the thrill of hunting Malone for sport on a remote island, but once he arrives, all hell breaks loose. Laying traps and playing mind games, he soon turns the tables on the goons who want him dead.
Quick Hit Review: Apex is yet another direct-to-video film with Bruce Willis and comes from the writer and director of Cosmic Sin which also featured Willis. This one is perhaps slightly ‘better’ than Cosmic Sin or even Fortress, but it’s still not very good, and once more not in the so bad, it’s good category. On the plus side, I will say at least Bruce Willis doesn’t sleepwalk through his “role”, although he does spend the bulk of his screen time roaming through the woods. Neal McDonough does the appropriate amount of overacting at times so there was some fun watching his character while the other supporting cast were rather forgettable.
At the end of the day, this is another shelf-filler movie that some unsuspecting sap perusing the ever dwindling movie section at Wal-Mart will pick up thinking this was the Bruce Willis of yesteryear and will greatly disappointed. Like the others, skip this one. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5 |
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This release comes with a title-embossed slip cover. No features were included, however. |
VIDEO – 4/5 |
| RLJ Entertainment releases Apex onto Blu-ray, presented in the original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part the video here looks fine with relatively sharp detail, especially for close-ups while colors are seemingly well balanced. |
AUDIO – 3¾/5 |
| The movie comes with a basic DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track which was serviceable although the on-location sound recording did show signs of muffled dialogue. There is some okay depth with the more action-suspense scenes however nothing overly noteworthy. |
OVERALL – 1½/5 |
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Overall, Apex is just another poorly made direct-to-video flick with Bruce Willis likely showing up for a day or two, though I will say he at least attempts to give some semblance of a performance instead of the blank expression he often shows in these types of movies. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.