Code 8 (2019)

It's a different slant on a well worn genre. But it's fresh and interesting enough to keep you involved with the characters and their development. Many films with much bigger budgets are less worthy of 100 minutes of your time.

Fmovies: Well i do admit its direct to video quality with mostly actors in series, the effects where quit good but the movie falls short at some point becomes way to dramatic that kind of killed it for me....

An ok way to pass the time but very forgettable movie.

Firstly, nothing annoys me more than people who think that there are fake reviews just because they didn't like a movie. Do they really think the whole movie industry is based on what they like?

Secondly, the next most annoying thing is fake critics who think they are better because they have more reviews. Give your head a shake, More reviews does not mean you are better,

Thirdly, this film was a little gem. a pearl in an oyster. Cast was superb, story line was near perfect, and cinematography was breath taking.

I enjoyed this a lot and most of you will as well.

7.1

Code 8 fmovies. It's Dec 2019 and I can safely count on both hands films that I've thoroughly enjoyed this year and Code 8 is one of the them. Mid budget Scfi drama at its best. Watchable once and maybe again a year or two from now. A definite go.

Actually okay - but definately a one-timer. Nice effects.

"Code 8" is quite the indie success, it was heavily crowd-funded (2.1 million in kickstarter) and it seems to me no backer was let down. While presenting a story consisting of rather familiar arcs and themes, it's still packed tightly and driven forward by decent characters, good acting & well done special FX. It reminded me of the very recent indie feature "Freaks" - both of these movies deal with the x-men-esque story about humans with abilities & their trials and tribulations in the common world. Both movies are solid.

"Code 8" is a tale about Connor Reed (Robbie Amell), a man with certain abilities, living in a world where people like him are being suppressed. The desperation created by the circumstances around him drive him to risk his life and safety to make money, and so the many endeavours ensue. As I previously mentioned, the story is built of arcs and themes which are routine enough, but "Code 8" has a lot to compensate with. For starters, the (also familiar) characters are delivered by a cast of great actors, including the Amell cousins, Greg Byrk as the villain, Sunk Kang - whom I hadn't seen for a long time, and a likely overlooked performance by Kyla Kane. The most valued possession of "Code 8" is probably the special FX, cinematography and production design. For a movie of this budget it looks admirably awesome, the style is on-point and contained, no overkills, no on-the-noise cheap frames or visual solutions, might as well be a big-screen flick. Sound design's up there as well.

"Code 8" is like a humbler, more focused indie "X-men", a solid directional effort in the sci-fi genre that's not by any means flawless, but delivers most of what it promises. Personally, the one thing I disliked the most was the too conventional type of ending, a more extra ordinary last note would've been nice. I recommend "Code 8" to all the sci-fi lovers out there. My rating: 7/10.