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There are some standout scenes here, but for some reason, this never felt like a stand-alone film. It's more like an extended pilot of a series that never materialized. I can't pinpoint exactly what made me get that impression, because the budget was there, and Awareness is cinematic enough. Perhaps it's because everything felt a bit rushed and incomplete.
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The performances are solid, the sci-fi designs are pretty cool, and the action scenes are on point. I didn't care so much for the back story, and the villain's a little too cheesy, but it's a film that kept me entertained. There are no obvious weak points, and it's perfectly fine genre filler, I just can't help but feel the potential was there to do more with it.
A Spanish action film with minor Japanese influences. It's almost like watching a US 80s action flick through a Spanish lens. Somewhat odd combination for sure, but I got used to it quickly enough. Benmayor delivers a decent, contemporary update of this niche, but lacks the flair to make this a hard hitting action film.
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The action is pretty brutal and there's plenty of it, but something in the camera work and editing keeps these scenes from becoming truly impressive. It all feels a bit slow, even clumsy. The Yakuza influences don't add much and the plot's a bit meager for a film that lasts almost 2 hours, but solid performances and slick styling make this pretty entertaining filler.
