Alpha Code

Trailer statements for this sci-fi thriller like ‘unbelievable true story’ or ‘based on real life events’ once again show us that everything’s wrong with the human race, especially when it comes to overly ambitious C-movie filmmakers. This is a transcendental feat. Producer and screenwriter Milan Friedrich pumped cash into a boyishly naive fairy tale, and moreover – perhaps most fundamentally – this sci-fi about the abduction of humans by aliens is based on his real experience, as we will discover at the beginning of the film. Yes, they are among us! And when I see Friedrich’s new film to come, I’m starting to believe something really out of this world is happening to the Czech cinema today. In Alpha Code, the creativity peak is, of course, the physical fight between Marek Vašut and UFC champion Randy Couture (The Expendables I-III). You can even play and guess who will win. The daylight beautifully reveals how choreographically poor and pathetically shot this scene is. That is not to say the rest of the movie is made in a less pathetic way. (24.09.2020)