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Land of Bad (2024)

 

Land of Bad is another lone soldier movie stuck in enemy territory.

Writer-director William Eubank has nothing original to say in this war thriller. There are some good action scenes but camera angles and choices were just run-of-the-mill. There is a reason why he's better known as a cinematographer. He should stick to what he is used to or get a better directing coach than Netflix. They're not known for turning out good movies. Also, the product placement was right front and center.

Liam Hemsworth plays the doe-eyed I-wasn't-even-supposed-to-be-here-today AF Sgt. He's just not as charismatic as his brother Chris and needs to emote better. He just looks lost or confused in each of the scenes. You might remember him as Gale from The Hunger Games. He does have one good scene at the end. Luke Hemsworth is also in the film. He's the oldest Hemsworth, and you might recognize him from Westworld.

Russell Crowe is trying to make a comeback and most people enjoyed his earlier movies. He can act and has charisma, but his character is just boring despite all their writing attempts. Crowe does what he can with what was written for him.

The film wasn't bad and wasn't good. It was just meh. Result: C


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