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AT HOME WITH JAMIE EAST
Netflix’s Project Power had potential but the plot doesn’t hold up
PROJECT POWER
Netflix (15) 113mins
★★★☆☆
THIS bombastic Jamie Foxx action thriller has potential, but is ultimately all fur coat and no knickers.
If you could take a pill that would give you superpowers for five minutes, you’d take it, right?
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Of course you would. But what if you didn’t know what the power was until you’d popped?
It could be super strength, but you might also burst into flames. It’s a bit like Jack-Jack from The Incredibles mixed with the X-Men.
Well, these pills are taking hold of the New Orleans streets and Robin (Dominique Fish-back) is happily dealing them.
Along comes Art (Jamie Foxx). He is ex-military with a personal reason for tracing the pills’ origins.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a cop of some sorts — but as far as plot goes, that’s about all you’ll take away.
It’s got a pretty unique spin on superpowers, but lets itself down with the important stuff — namely, what the superpowers are and how they look on screen.
For reasons barely explained, the powers are all based on animals, such as (I kid you not) an armadillo and a mighty shrimp.
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The sheen on the film is glossy, slick and colourful, and it is clever enough to distract with lots of loud noises and action moments.
But I wouldn’t hold your breath for a sequel.
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