In the near future on a decimated Earth, Paul and his twin sons find tranquility by day but terror by night when ferocious creatures awaken and consume all living souls in their path. When Paul is nearly killed, the boys come up with a desperate plan for survival, using everything their father taught them to keep him alive.
Arcadian is directed by Benjamin Brewer who previously directed Beneath Contempt (2011) and Trust (2016).
You would think that a monster movie featuring Nicolas Cage who is the leading role would have a lot to talk about. But that's oddly enough not the case here which is where a lot of the disappointment comes in.
The performances are not bad here Nicolas Cage gives a solid performance even if for a lot of the movie despite being in the leading role he is not really given a lot to do. When the movie does focus on his character Paul that's where the movie shines, while Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins and Sadie Soverall give solid performances their characters are missing a ton of character development and result to your typical teenage characters.
The creature designs are at the very least fun and there are some thrilling moments to spice the movie up a bit, unfortunately the rest of the movie ends up amounting to yet another post apocalyptic movie that doesn't do anything new for the genre. Which is a shame because I do like the premise and there are a lot of glances of a solid movie here it's just surrounded by a lot undercooked writing and story elements.
Arcadian is available on all VOD platforms.
4/10 D+
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