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A Balasaur Score of 45 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 29%, Metacritic 27/100. Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,374 2000s action movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Metacritic27/100
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
2,712 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian TaylorDirector
- Mark NeveldineDirector
- Mark NeveldineWriter
- Brian TaylorWriter
- Geoff ZanelliOriginal Music Composer
- Robb WilliamsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gerard ButlerKable
- Amber VallettaAngie
- Michael C. HallKen Castle
- Kyra SedgwickGina Parker Smith
- Logan LermanSimon
- Alison LohmanTrace
- Terry CrewsHackman
- Ramsey MooreGorge
- LudacrisHumanz Brother
- Johnny WhitworthScotch
- Dylan KeninTrain Guard
- James Roday RodriguezNews Co-Host #1
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Themes
mind controlprisonervideo gamedystopiagun battlewrongful imprisonmentwrongful convictiononline gaming2030sdeath gamenot too distant future