Project X Power

Project power which was written by mattson tomlin and directed by henry joost and ariel schulman of the catfish doc and more recently nerve stakes out a spot on the gritty outskirts of the.

Project x power. Project power was directed by ariel schulman and henry joost the pair that brought catfish into the world and also the surprisingly entertaining emma roberts dave franco film nerve. Project power has the mostly dour dimly lit vibe of many x men movies crossed with the big heaping gobs of violence of something like bright. The nod to new orleans sports and culture feels as with so much else in project power like a grab for specificity within a context that couldn t be more derivative. Project power being released friday on netflix does come close.

The title is a tad generic but project power is fast paced pulpy fun with plenty of big action set pieces and enough sly humor to conjure the escape of the multiplex. It s about a pill that gives people a random superpower for five minutes like 2011 s limitless with some marvel cinematic. Project power is the perfect action movie for the summer in netflix s project power jamie foxx and joseph gordon levitt go toe to toe with humans who take a pill to become superpowered for five. It s got a premise that niftily allows it to skirt comic book superhero franchise territory.

Fishback of the deuce. You might think netflix s project power sounds a little unoriginal.