No Good Heroes (2016)

No Good Heroes: Directed by Johnny Xeno. With Tim O’Leary, Nova Gaver, Chad Crenshaw, Nathan Varnson. After living peacefully in the caverns of a small town, a stranded group of aliens turn deadly as they fight for their existence, betraying the compassionate chief of police who has protected them for 28 years.

“The idea sounded very interesting and creative, so there was enough to make one want to see it. The cover looked quite eerie. So saw u0026#39;No Good Heroesu0026#39; with genuine interest and wanting to at least sort of like it even if it had many problems. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSeeing it, well u0026#39;No Good Heroesu0026#39; certainly did have many problems and it is pretty much exactly the same feelings had when watching a few other films recently. The bad news was that there was not an awful lot good, let alone great, about it, so it was difficult for me to sort of like it, the little thatu0026#39;s good being far overshadowed by the bad. Having prepared myself to do that, that was disappointing. Not a terrible film or without redeeming qualities, and there is far worse out there of the genre and overall. Liked the concept for u0026#39;No Good Heroesu0026#39;, the execution was just wanting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;No Good Heroesu0026#39; at least didnu0026#39;t insult my intelligence. It at least didnu0026#39;t make me angry watching it. Despite giving it a relatively low score and negative review, it even didnu0026#39;t make me regret watching it altogether, there are imminently worse films out there. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt started off quite promisingly in an unsettling sort of way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSetting was quite spooky at times as was the lighting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eUnfortunately, u0026#39;No Good Heroesu0026#39; did lack tension and suspense, and much of it was on the obvious side. The script is stilted and very repetitive while the direction tends to be static and pedestrian. u0026#39;No Good Heroesu0026#39; looked as though it was made in a rush and it shows in its drab look. The acting throughout is like watching an over-spend of wood while the aliens lacked personality and cheaply designed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWas let down by the story. Conceptually interesting and wasnu0026#39;t too bad starting, at least too there actually was one, but the dull pace, due to some very uneventful stretches in particularly the middle, and the muddled way it was structured, meaning things didnu0026#39;t make sense, cheapened things. The characters are flimsily developed and bland even though the actors do their best. It can feel vague and while nothing is intelligence insulting there is both ridiculousness and trying to take it too seriously.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, potentially interesting but weak. 3/10 Bethany Cox”