They Cloned Tyrone

I cannot understand what leads someone to take such a brutally great, fresh and upbeat idea approaching the style of Ari Aster or Jordan Peele and stuff it into such an infantile, awkward and unoriginal form. The concept is really great, and if one of the aforementioned had been behind it, it would be a clear hit, but to cram it into a wannabe comedy form with actors who have nothing to work with, a setting with nothing to watch, and a truncated ending that makes a mockery of the entire previous effort (if you can call it that) takes a hefty dose of stupidity. Eternal shame, this is just boring rubbish. Hopefully we can at least pray that some better filmmaker will take this on and turn it into something serious, because it could be a blast. (08/02/2023)

On a positive note, it's not as generic other current Netflix productions. It's a quirky mix of sci-fi themes from Get Out and The Cabin in the Woods drowned in what is supposed to be humour, probably so there's an excuse that the plot doesn't quite hold together logically – nonsense can be justified better in a comedy than in a serious science fiction movie. The problem is, however, that I didn't find it funny at all, the trio of heroes (a drug dealer, a pimp, and a whore) can’t be likeable to a normal Central European, and instead of genuine entertainment, what follows is at best embarrassment and at worst awkwardness. For three stars, I don't buy it, but after the trailer everyone probably expected more. Rotten is again a level or two off, for obvious reasons. (07/21/2023)