Fast Cap - The Signal

Fast Cap is a re-cap of many movies that I've seen that I have't written about in a year.

The Signal

There were some days that people called you "too smart" for your own good. Somedays, those folks were right. What's cool about this movie is that the characters are smart MIT students, therefore they don't make too many ridiculous decisions. They think about the situation and then decide that they do want to pursue a hacker named NOMAD to the ends of the earth for attempting to smudge their academic integrity. If you wrote your giant thesis and submitted it, you'd be pretty upset, too, if they called you a plagiarizer like Fareed Zakaria, wouldn't you? Sure, one mishap leads to the crux of the movie's plot, but the movie has to progress somehow. What happens in the second and third acts are pretty neat, and this movie made with a $4 million dollar budget is pretty solid for its (fairly) new director, and two writers.

What makes this movie work: 
The story is cleverly written and the action sequences are amazing. Looks bigger than its budget for sure. The characters aren't dumb and the movie never forgets that. The acting from the cast is pretty top notch...I mean everyone. Yes, Gary Oldman-style everyone! This movie basically made me back Brenton Thwaites in anything he does from here on out. Also, the Phantom High Speed camera work and shots are incredible.

What makes this movie weak:
A few false steps by the trio lead to their eventual struggle in the film, and that was minimally upsetting. If cut differently, the ending could have been a very interesting close!

When to watch:
Redbox / DVD / Blu-ray

Actual still image released by the distribution company.