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Turbo Kid
2015 95 min New Zealand, Canada 18+
★7.1
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Director: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell
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Description
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an orphaned teen must battle a ruthless warlord to save the girl of his dreams.
US Gross:
$67,069
Worldwide:
$67,132
Starring
Munro Chambers
Actor
Laurence Leboeuf
Actor
Michael Ironside
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2016
— Best International Feature Film
Key opinion
Turbo Kid is a low-budget, earnest homage to 1980s post-apocalyptic B-movies that balances grotesque, stylized gore with a sincere coming-of-age story. While some viewers criticize its derivative plot and reliance on genre clichés, most appreciate its creative world-building, synth-heavy score, and nostalgic charm.
| Score | The electronic synth-heavy score captures the 1980s aesthetic perfectly and serves as a standout element. | |
| Production | The production design creatively renders a wasteland using practical effects and props, effectively maximizing a micro-budget. | |
| Theme | The film utilizes an abundance of over-the-top, practical 'tomato-blood' gore that delights fans of trash cinema while alienating those expecting high-end production polish. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed by some as a charmingly simple and sincere coming-of-age tale, while others find the plot predictable, naive, and overly reliant on recycled genre clichés. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is generally considered engaging and fun, though some viewers find the structure uneven or the narrative occasionally thin. |