Sundance Review: The South Rises and Invades New York in Dave Bautista's BUSHWICK
Dave Bautista and Brittney Snow star in this crazy intense action thriller called Bushwick. Like most films at Sundance, I knew absolutely nothing about this movie before going to see it, and I ended up thoroughly enjoying it!
Bushwick is a non-stop action thriller that follows Bautista and Snow as they fight to survive an army invasion in Bushwick, New York. At first, neither of them know what's going on, but as they continue on their insane journey, they learn that the south has risen again. Texas and a few of the other southern States want to secede from the rest of the country so that they can maintain the America that they love. As the way to force the government to grant them their secession, they invade Bushwick, New York to hold it hostage, but when the citizens fight back, the army is ordered to shoot and kill all who get into their way.
There is absolute chaos, destruction, and death happening all around them as they attempt to make it across the city to an extraction point where US troops will take them to safety by helicopter.
It's a fascinating concept, and it's something that could very well eventually happen somewhere down the line if things in America continue to escalate the way that they have recently. The movie serves as a great commentary on what we are seeing these days. I've been seeing more and more people talk about a new Civil War, and if it did happen, it might look like what this movie portrays.
This is a hardcore film that doesn't hold back on the brutality of war. One of the things that I liked about it was that it was filmed in a way that made it look like there were extremely long takes. The camera follows the characters as they venture through this deadly war zone where it seems like they are constantly being shot at. It kinda plays out like a war video game would. That's what it reminded me of.
Bautista and Snow both give decently solid performances. Nothing award worthy, but they definitely fit the characters they play. This was a fun, fast-paced movie that I enjoyed, and I recommend that you check it out when it eventually gets released.