To call this movie half-baked would be too kind - it's basically raw, more of a loose pile of tropes and concepts than anything else, and apparently motivated entirely by a spiteful desire to Subvert Expectations (TM). This it tries to accomplish by repeatedly setting up a plot thread and then abruptly cutting it off by having something horrifically, pointlessly violent happen instead. This, of course, is neither clever nor entertaining, and it made this one hell of a slog.
Assassinaut will be released on Blu-ray and VOD on July 30 via Dread. The indie movie blends science fiction, horror, and coming-of-age adventure.
Written and directed by Drew Bolduc (The Taint), the film stars Vito Trigo, Johnathan Newport, Shannon Hutchinson, Jasmina Parent, and Yael Haskal.
Special features have not yet been revealed, but you can read on for the trailer and synopsis.
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In the near future, aliens have invaded Earth and declared a galactic war resulting in thousands of human casualties. To save Earth, a team of four teenage astronauts brave the alien wilderness of a distant planet to stop an assassin from changing the course of history forever.
Assassinaut Directed by Drew Balduc Starring Jasmina Parent, Johnathan Newport, Shannon Hutchinson, Vito Trigo, Yael Haskal Available from Dread Click Play To Listen Click [...]
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Assassinaut is a 2015 American science fiction horror feature film written and directed by Drew Bolduc (Science Team; The Taint; special effects on Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1 and 2). The Ultra Fuchsia production stars Vito Trigo, Johnathan Newport, Shannon Hutchinson, Jasmina Parent and Yael Haskal.
Consider Your Space Ambitions Squashed With 'Assassinaut' (BUFF 2019)
Consider Your Space Ambitions Squashed With ‘Assassinaut’ (BUFF 2019)
The night before Sarah (Shannon Hutchinson) is set to go into space, she’s late for dinner trying to dissect a frog. In the moment, you admire her dedication. Later, it feels like desperation.
Johnathan Newport, Yael Haskal, Shannon Hutchinson, and Jasmina Parent
A lot of fuss is made in Assassinaut about this being the first time a group of kids has been sent into space (a plan made more…