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- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 53 m
- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 53 m
Summary On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within th...
Directed By: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Written By: Mattson Tomlin
- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 53 m
- 2020
- R
- Netflix
- 1 h 53 m
Project Power
51
5.1
Where to Watch
Summary On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within th...
Directed By: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Written By: Mattson Tomlin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
51
34% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
57% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
51
34% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
57% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
For all the patently corny bits and some 17 attempts at an ending, Power still somehow makes it easy to suspend your disbelief and your imaginary degree in biochemistry, and just let it ride.
What makes Project Power entertaining is its canny combination of familiar ingredients in a textured real-world milieu that gives it fresh flavor. Well, that and the dynamic execution of co-directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman and their crack stunt and VFX teams.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 159 User Ratings
5.1
27% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
48% Mixed
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
25% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 159 User Ratings
5.1
27% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
48% Mixed
76 Ratings
76 Ratings
25% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
Roller coaster of a ride with incredible performances from all the main and supporting cast. Tasteful and brief, as they should be, a few honorable cameos can be spotted throughout the film with lots of room to extend the universe with some reappearances and world building in a sequel. Taking a step away from the borderline campy vibes from your average superhero movie, Project Power deliveries on action packed variety of powers and sets a realistic take on how the world around them might react. Clever storytelling gives a believable reasoning to the origin of the plot alongside real world issues such as political corruption and societal influences of a broken system bearing down on your average citizen, giving well rounded character development and fluid relationship building between the characters. Every bit of dialogue builds to the next scene without cliche expectations of the characters winking into the camera as so many movies do and keep the audience compelled throughout its entirety - as a smoker, it shocked me to realize two hours had come and gone by the finale. Hands down, a 10 out of 10, and I can’t wait for more. Netflix, please pick up Project Power 2!
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It’s a lot for one film, and Project Power never revs up enough gusto to power through its biggest, best ideas and deliver on their promise. Perhaps the (inevitable) sequel can pack more juice.
Directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman have crafted a knowingly cheesy action movie that flaunts its adrenalised excessiveness, while Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, playing two very different men in search of the pills, never manage to transcend the project’s fundamentally generic, cartoonish design.
There’s a chemical imbalance here… Netflix’s super-drug thriller is less than addictive.
The film is an unwieldy array of muddled ideas that never gel together into a cohesive whole.
If you are looking for an action-packed movie with interesting camera angles and a great soundtrack, then this is the movie for you. The first thing I noticed when I started watching this movie was the cool camera angles/shots. The way they specifically decided to shot and zoom in at different points of the film added to the overall vibe. Additionally, the overall aesthetic built off of this. The bright background and interesting filming choices were the 1st things that made me want to be in this world. The fact that this movie gives a new twist of the storyline of mutant type people who have cracked the secrets of evolution, ......you would expect them to show us powers. Well, they delivered. For a Netflix original, this had GREAT CGI. I really enjoyed the way they showed how the "Power" (pill) affected its users on a molecular level. Alongside that, the sequences of people using their powers and fighting were full of action. Now, I also enjoyed the main cast. Both Art (Jamie Foxx) and Frank (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) had a great dynamic with Robin( Dominique Fishback). They both seemed to be very protective over her even though they've both only known her for a little bit. And, each character had a good background story especially Art. Overall, this movie for me is 9.5/10. I want more of this **** this concept. P.S. Guys the soundtrack was hitting and Robin can rap.
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Project Power boasts great acting and a cool premise but at times the film comes across quite amateurish and has a mediocre script. Enjoyable for if your into mindless action.
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I don't know if the movie got better or not but I HAD to turn it off about half an hour in because the main character started battle rapping her high school teacher... I cringed so hard I couldn't stop myself. I really couldn't. I'm sorry I can't give a fair review because I couldn't force myself beyond this point...
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Awards
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Visual Effects Society Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Nomination
