It’s 2067 Australia and the Earth has been trying to recover from the change in the climate of the planet. Living in oxygen suits, scientists are working on a possible fix, but the populous is suffering with the availability of the synthetic oxygen that has been losing its strength and causing illness. The oxygen has been going to the workers who keep the city supplied with air, but beyond that mostly for the privileged. Plants have died that have supplied humans with oxygen and that source has now been listed as extinct.
When we join civilization on Earth, it has gotten to the point where the synthetic oxygen has started to be rejected by the bodies of humans “the sickness”. In order to keep the population alive ChroniCorp which has been supplying breathable air, has set up a separate lab they call Particle Research. They are attempting to use time travel to investigate if Earth still exists and if so to bring back the solution for the present situation.
The film reminded me of several films about time travel and even space travel to find the answers to Earth’s changing climate and over population. In this film the only hope for a cure comes in the form of a message from the future: “Send Ethan Whyte”. Ethan, an excavation worker for ChronicCorp, is called in to headquarters by Regina Jackson (Deborah Mailman) the CTO of Particle Research and told of a chance to save the world.
I like the setup of the film and how the first half plays out, but as it moves into the “impossible” things don’t jive so much. Sure most science fiction films are not supposed to be real (yet) so why not this story being acceptable? The story plays out with very little imagination and even though being tossed way into the future, there’s still no solution.
2067 has not been rated by the MPAA, but contains violence, mostly sci-fi, and rude language. It may play well with pre-teens to mid-teens, but adults may get a bit bored with the storyline. My rating with this film for the target audience is 2.5 out of 5 Stars.
Specifications and additional video information:
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Sana’a Shaik
Directed and Written by: Seth Larney
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: Not Rated, rude language, violence
Running Time: 1 hr. 54 min.
Video Release Date: November 17, 2020
Language: English
Reviewed Format: Blu-ray
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Video: Widescreen, 1080p HD, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Number of Discs:
Distributed by: RLJE Films
Released on: DVD, Blu-ray
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
