Labyrinthia (2016)

Labyrinthia: Directed by Charlie Steeds. With Costa Chard, Dylan Curtis, Kate Speak, Barrington De La Roche. In the distant future, Jack Deadman and his military team are the final hope to save our dying earth from its hellish apocalypse. The mission is to enter the underground world of Labyrinthia and retrieve the water stolen by the savage inhabitants below… 10 years later, the mission has failed, and Jack Deadman exists in isolation, trapped and buried deep within Labyrinthia. A lone wolf anti-hero, changed by failure and guilt. But when the opportunity to escape arises once again, Jack will begin a quest for vengeance and redemption in one last attempt to escape from Labyrinthia.

“According to the IMDb trivia section this film has a budget of £1,500. If nothing else at least the budget is up there on screen by being filmed inside a couple of elongated crates. Yes thatu0026#39;s right elongated crates. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt least the producers are trying to do something a little bit different involving a British apocalypse , one that doesnu0026#39;t involve zombies in a 28 DAYS LATER rip off. Any admiration quickly becomes diluted down to the fact that nothing else about the production works. Itu0026#39;s more of an adult fairy-tale rather than any type of apocalyptic adventure. This doesnu0026#39;t stop the narrative suffering from some quite ridiculous plot holes that defy the laws of science and logic . Example you ask ? How are you able to grow sustainable food crops underground out of sunlight. Yes some people have reverted to cannibalism but surely people would die from scurvy or be crippled by rickets ? Going back to the adult fairy-tale aspect everyone seems to speak in theatrical purple prose delivered in a manner you hear Russell Crowe speak when heu0026#39;s cast as a Briton. This is made worse by the painful fact the cast arenu0026#39;t up to it. Iu0026#39;m guessing the cast were employed due to their go-karting skills more than anything else ? u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs I said the producers deserve some credit for taking £1,500 and making a movie, Not only that but theyu0026#39;ve refused to do the obvious zombie apocalypse spiel so favoured by others and have instead tried to do something different. Hereu0026#39;s hoping they learn from their mistakes”