gazzymodo The DVD box had an image of a shuttle on fire going down on a strange planet with great words " A must see film ". So were in the film does all all this occur? Acting was awful. I am thankful i found this for a small price of £3 pounds and not full price.This spoiled a good nights viewing.The story handled a lot better by good direction and actors would have made this film amazing. The space images were like watching an early Star Trek series. It is worth reading other peoples reviews before even looking at this film.The mistake is to take just the one review you come across.Thankfully IMDb is the best place to get an honest review if you read ALL reviews

Walrus Kookookachoo The dialog seemed very ad-libed. Sort of as if the director didn't have any more than an outline to work with and asked the actors to ad-lib emotions. "Give me Paranoid. OK, now give me Anger". I don't think the writer or director have any sociology interest because the actions and reactions of the actors did not fit with normal human actions and reactions. It's as if a child, without the benefit of years of watching human interactions, had written the dialog. The emotions of what the actors were going through did not fit the action at the time. Character development is missing. Generic black guy, generic white woman, generic young guy, etc. No build up of back stories. No relationships. Nothing to make you feel that you know the characters and if you don't know the characters, why would you care what happens to them?Atlantis Down seems to be a story coaxed out of a child by a parent. "And then what happened?" "And then?" "and after that, what happened?"

bradywilson1958 What surprised me most of Bartoli's Atlantis Down was its talented cast led by a great Michael Rooker. Rooker is present only in the last 20 minutes of the story but his role and his acting nail you to your seat until the end. His versatility - also helped by a smart editing - is really amazing here. Greg Travis was the other surprise. His transformation toward the end was really remarkable as it was the performance of young Travis Quentin Young.Filippina actress Mae Flores at her first feature has the most touching and dramatic scene of the film and she delivers a terrific performance. I read this flick was shot in Virginia in only 13 days, considering the result I think that must have been a typo (30 instead of 13) because I don't believe it'd be possible to get these results in only 13 days.

charlyflanagan I don't get why some reviewers are complaining that the film is hard to follow or to understand. I had no trouble following its narrative. The filmmaker has achieved something incredibly remarkable here: not only this film has profound meanings but its technical level is unique for an independent project. The visuals are beautiful, the music and the editing are great. Each element of this film was really incredibly well put together. The story unfolds constantly keeping you wondering what's going to happen next. Usually the CGI would mean nothing if the story wasn't good, but in this case the story is good and makes this one of the best indie films have seen so far. Kudos to the cast and crew for this achievement