Armstrong (2017) Reviews

• A pleasant surprise

  alyssonrowan2018-02-12

  I started watching with no real hope for this film. While it is not the best movie out there by a long shot, it kept me entertained for the evening. The action is a bit slow in places, but it is still worth the wait. The characters are, perhaps, somwhat clichéd - the rookie EMT, the sour veteran EMT and an injured super-hero - but this doesn't detract from the telling of the story. The SFX and prosthetics were well realised and nothing was glaringly out of place within the storyline. Indeed, the entire movie requires little effort to enable the suspension of disbelief, and nothing in the presentation really damages that. Sadly, the scene at the end, while opening the way for a sequel, has virtually no explanation - it just IS.

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• Surprising Sci-Fi Indie

  PBDogs2017-09-25

  I was surprised when I saw this film. Good mix of drama and character development with some cool action sequences and nice CGI that felt natural within the story as opposed to tacked on for no reason. Good performances by the cast. I wonder what the budget was because the film looked great. I was impressed though. Vicky Jeudy does a nice job as rookie EMT who suffers from a drug past. And the always entertaining Jason Antoon as her partner teaches her the ropes until their night gets turned upside down and forever changed. Check it out. Better than most things you scroll through on Netflix/iTunes and say " Who the hell made this movie?" B+ and a Thumbs Up!

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• Fun Indie Sci-Fi

  losttruant2018-06-18

  An action-packed storyline and an excellent cast make this a great movie.

• Too good to get overlooked.

  MartinHafer2017-09-23

  Armstrong was a great film for me to watch because I had incredibly low expectations for the picture and in every way the movie exceeded them. You see, I generally dislike action films…and I actually put off watching it when I realized that. While it is a relatively low- budget film and features lesser-known actors, the writer- director team of Kerry Carlock and Nicholas Lund-Ulrich managed to make the absolute most out of what they had. By the time the film was ending…it actually left me wanting to see a sequel…and there is plenty of room for that. So, if I'd give this picture an A, it is pretty special! The story is set in Los Angeles late at night. It's shot in accelerated real time—taking place over perhaps four or five hours. Lauren (Vicky Jeudy) is about to begin her very first shift as an EMT and she's incredibly nervous…and it's made much worse because she is in recovery for substance abuse. He sponsor talks her through her nervousness but neither had any idea just how stressful this night was about to become. As for her new partner, Eddie (Jason Antoon), he's a cynical and abrasive guy…though deep down he seems like a decent guy through the course of the film. So what happens to the pair? Well, they stumble into some sort of war…a war you can only assume consists of warriors from some other time or, perhaps, planet. Their weapons are very futuristic and soon Lauren and Eddie find they are isolated…as some sort of electro-magnetic pulse has made their phones and radio inoperable. The other problems are that they aren't sure who are the good guys and who are the bad…and lots of people start shooting at them! I could easily say more but really don't want to spoil the film for you. Suffice to say that in addition to the action and excellent story, these actors really knock it out of the park, so to speak. Vicky Jeudy is great as a very normal, albeit screwed up, sort of person…and I loved Jason Antoon as Eddie. He was very memorable as well. Overall, a really well made film that I hope get seen widely. It's just too enjoyable and intelligently made to be missed.

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• Nothing Good Ever Happens Under a Bridge.

  nogodnomasters2017-10-05

  Lauren (Vicky Jeudy) has had a rough life and has decided to become an EMT so she can help people. This is her first night on the job as Eddie (Jason Antoon) her partner listens to late night crazy AM radio. Now we basically knows what happens as the opening needlessly shows us clips of all the action scenes in reverse chronological order with a time stamp, something that makes no sense to do. After an explosion, they run into Dave Armstrong (Shawn Parsons) a man with a weapon attached to his right arm spouting the same conspiracy theories as on the AM radio. Not to give away too much, but instead of helping people, ex-junkie, I seriously need a Xanax, Lauren must step up and save the world. The film leads us to believe there are more films to come. This is a low budget Sc-fi film which talks place mostly in an EM van and under a bridge. It had some special effects which I suspect was all CG except for the plastic arm with lights. The characters were not lovable and I didn't find myself rooting for them as much as the nuclear explosions and earthquakes so I could see some real action. Could have been worse. The film needed a name actor and better dialogue. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity

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