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Backtrace
2018 92 min Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America R 18+
★4.1
Crime, Action, Adventure, Thriller
Director: Brian A. Miller
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Description
The lone surviving thief of a violent armored car robbery is sprung from a high security facility and administered an experimental drug.
Starring
Ryan Guzman
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Sylvester Stallone
Actor
Meadow Williams
Actor
Key opinion
Backtrace is widely dismissed as a low-budget, uninspired genre exercise that relies on Sylvester Stallone's name to attract viewers despite his minimal and wooden performance. The film is criticized for its clichéd script, poorly developed characters, and lack of narrative coherence, offering little beyond a few brief moments of action.
| Screenplay | The script is incoherent and riddled with logic gaps that make character motivations feel arbitrary and nonsensical. | |
| Acting | Sylvester Stallone's performance is static and minimal, functioning largely as a marketing tool rather than a substantial contribution to the story. | |
| Originality | The film leans heavily on stale genre tropes and a recycled heist-memory-loss narrative that lacks any genuine intrigue. | |
| Production | Production quality is perceived as cheap and unpolished, resulting in a bland experience that mirrors lackluster direct-to-video releases. | |
| Emotion | While some critics view the film as a predictable, boring failure, a minority perspective finds a certain ironic charm in the 'shoot-'em-up' aesthetic and Stallone's presence. |