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Back in the day, humankind colonized Mars, and soon enough Mars society became more and more advanced in comparison to those left behind, which eventually led to earth and Mars breaking off contact. Eventually, Cyrus (Jeremy John Wells) sends off a recon-mission to earth, but that mission's ship is shot out of the sky by the Exiles, rogue humans led by half human half robot Grom (Mike Ferguson) who have been exiled to the moon but now have come back to earth to take over the planet and eventually also launch an attack on Mars. Only one member of the recon mission survives, Silas (Greg Kriek), incidently Cyrus's own son, but he has lost his memory - which is too bad, as earth resistance leader Rhea (Jennifer Willis) could have used a pilot just like him to fly a spaceship her top fighters Zoey (Jamie Bernadette) and Thomas (B.A. Tobin) are to capture to the Exiles' secret space station. And things really go from back to worse when Grom's top assassin Raven (Allie Ayers) gets her hands on Silas while in the space ship they were to steal Zoey and Thomas stumble upon a quite insane robot ...

Now storywise, Colonials is remarkably reminiscent of 1980s low budget science fiction films and TV, but with special effects that are definitely the 2020s, and everything set to a very dynamic directorial effort. And all of this works as the film finds the right balance between straightforward action and world-building, between high drama and lighter moments, between politics and spacefights, while showing a certain naivity to keep things from becoming too heavy without becoming simplistic and moving at a high enough pace to keep one entertained - and the result is a very enjoyable genre romp that certainly leaves one wanting more as the ending is kept suitably open.

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review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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