Enhanced
{{Infobox film
|name = Enhanced
|image = Enhanced.jpg
|caption = Poster
|director = James Mark
|writer = James Mark
Plato Fountidakis
Bruno Marino
|producer = James Mark
|starring = George Tchortov
Alanna Bale
|cinematography = Russ de Jong
|music = Jim McGrath
|studio = IndiePro Studios
JP Action Film
|released = {{Film date|2019|10|24|Toronto After Dark}}
|runtime = 99 minutes
|country = Canada
Japan
|language = English
}}
Enhanced is a 2019 Canadian-Japanese action film produced, written and directed by James Mark. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto After Dark Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://torontoafterdark.com/2019-schedule-and-tix|title=Film Schedule to Toronto After Dark Oct 17-25, 2019|work=Toronto After Dark|access-date=August 7, 2021}}
Plot
A sinister government organization hunts down mutants, and one of such is a young woman with enhanced abilities. But when she encounters even stronger serial killer who emerges on the scene, agents and mutants are forced to question their allegiances.
This is not an advertised sequel, but it is the continuation of the story from the 2017 movie "Kill Order".
Cast
- George Tchortov as George Shepherd
- Alanna Bale as Anna
- Adrian Holmes as Captain Williams
- Chris Mark as David
- Eric Hicks as Scott
- Michael Joseph Delaney as Eli
- Patrick Sabongui as Joseph
- Elvis Stojko as Officer Reves
- Stefano DiMatteo as Marco
- Jeffrey R. Smith as Danny
- Dorren Lee as Fanny
- Eric Daniel as Mehran
- Carl Bauer as Ritchie
- Kevan Kase as Joey
- Dylan Mask as Jim
- Alain Moussi as Abel
- Tyler James Williams as Ron
- Mustafa Bulut as Subject 1
- Jonny Caines as Subject 2
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of {{RT data|score}} based on reviews from {{RT data|count|spell=y}} critics, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/enhanced_2020|title=Enhanced (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}
Nathaniel Muir of AIPT Comics liked the film's fight scenes,{{cite web|url=https://aiptcomics.com/2021/03/24/enhanced-review-sci-fi-fit-for-syfy/|title='Enhanced' review: Sci-fi fit for SyFy|last=Muir|first=Nathaniel|publisher=AIPT Comics|date=March 24, 2021|accessdate=August 6, 2021}} while Kat Hughes of The Hollywood News called the film "[t]he big downfall" and "just a bit dull, bland, and vanilla".{{cite web|url=https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2020/08/31/enhanced-review-dir-james-mark-frightfest-2020/|last=Hughes|first=Kat|title='Enhanced' Review: Dir. James Mark [FrightFest 2020]|website=The Hollywood News|date=August 31, 2020|accessdate=August 6, 2021}}
Cynthia Vinney of the Comic Book Resources, compared villain in Enhanced to Heroes while the plot is reminiscent of Universal Soldier, Dark Angel and The One all mixed into one film.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/enhanced-review/|last=Vinney|first=Cynthia|title=Diverting Sci-Fi Action Movie Enhanced Is X-Men Meets The Terminator|website=Comic Book Resources|date=March 22, 2021|accessdate=August 6, 2021}} She also mentioned that when it comes to visuals, the film is a combo of The Terminator and X-Men.
According to Joshua Rivera of Polygon "Enhanced does very little with an absolutely bonkers twist".{{cite web|title=The sci-fi movie Enhanced does very little with an absolutely bonkers twist|url=https://www.polygon.com/movies/22353182/enhanced-review|last=Rivera|first=Joshua|website=Polygon|date=March 26, 2021|accessdate=August 6, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|9458062}}
Category:2010s superhero films
Category:English-language Canadian films
Category:English-language Japanese films
Category:Canadian science fiction action films
Category:Canadian superhero films
Category:Japanese science fiction action films
Category:Japanese superhero films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:English-language action films
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