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In a post-apocalyptic world where Earth is uninhabitable except for two elevated
stretches of land, a small group of soldiers is stranded on an abandoned
military base waiting for relief or the enemy.
The survivalist story penned by Malachi Smyth is compelling, and director
Tanel Toom's dystopian future is bleakly
relevant, but it feels lost in the midst of the character study of the four
soldiers stationed at the outpost.
While there is naturalism to the performances and the character interactions
make the outpost feel like a lived-in space, Last Sentinel mostly compounds the
mystery and initial world-building with generic character reveals and
revelations.
It is a shame because Toom's craftsmanship is impressive, but deeper
characters would have bolstered the narrative's timely themes. |
