
LAND OF BAD
Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Milo Ventimiglia, Ricky Whittle, Luke Hemsworth, and Chika Ikogwe
Director: William Eubank

PRESTON

I felt like I visited my own grammatically inept Land of Bad during my viewing of this Aussie-led, American war story. Shit gets blown up…so that’s cool. But, otherwise, you are in for a soulless action flick that is chock full of plot holes. Those with any military Special Operations knowledge should beware because you will have some difficulty dealing with the avoidable inconsistencies and the ridiculousness that is Russell Crowe as active duty Captain Eddie “Reaper” Grimm. I will say that I appreciated a story from a JTAC- unique perspective, but this should have been a straight-to-streaming release.

NICK

I don’t know how studios decide which films should hit the big screen and which to send to streaming, but the decision to release Land of Bad theatrically was a misfire. This is exactly the kind of film destined to bomb at the theatre only to find a second life when it hits Amazon Prime or Netflix, because it’s not bad! Liam Hemsworth is serviceable, yet unspectacular in the lead role, Russell Crowe chews on each minute of his screen time, and there’s a healthy dose of explosions. Is it particularly memorable? No. But it’s bound to satisfy your action flick appetite.