The Objective (2008)

Undescribable Perfection

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Starts out half-interesting but gets too caught up with it's own inability (or desire) to tell a straight story that it just becomes a jumbled mess.If I was to summarise it it would be that a group of soldiers have an objective to identify something mysterious in the desert of Afghanistan.There's not really any need for spoiler warnings or anything because there's really not a whole lot to spoil as there is not any clear answers to what this movie is about.Now of course as a viewer we are able to form our own picture to what it is about but there really aren't enough interesting characters or events to really warrant expecting the viewers to do that.Acting is fairly amateurish overall, I think the lead guy mainly got the role because he was American and knew how to speak Arabic tbh.Yeah nothing too exciting here, and in the end pretty pointless.

I just watched "The Objective" (T0) tonight. Being a sci fi fan I love everything from the 50's classics to new age science fiction films. I seen this movie on Amazon Prime and decided to give it a shot.WIthout any Spoilers, TO is a movie about a CIA operative who takes a group of soldiers into the Afghanistan mountains to learn the truth about some strange occurrences in the mountain. The entire movie revolves around the operative and group of soldiers slowly learning more about the truth of their mission. The rest you will have to watch as I don't want the spoil this movie.The good - this movie had fantastic cinematic work. The mountain ranges and reality of the harsh Afghanistan conditions, it was very surreal. Although a list of C list actors (as well as an ex real life soldier from Desert Storm), the acting was superb. The cast was fantastic and put on a very believable performance. Lastly the movie had an interesting storyline that wanted to make you watch till the end. I felt that it had a lot of good things going for it to be a good science fiction film. The bad - the overall writing and pace of the movie was pretty awful. Some parts of this movie were really slow. After a while it gets kind of predictable the events of the movie. Although something I don't typically pick at, the CGI and special effects in this film were very poor. There was one scene, without spoiling anything, where a man jumps off a cliff. The scene was extremely laughable and made a joke out of what the movie was trying to be. Lastly the main thing that i didn't like. This movie had a terrible ending. At the end, I had more questions than answers. I did "get" the movie, I understood the premise, but I didn't really like it. Overall strange film, somewhat hard to follow, budget CGI, and a poor cliffhanger-style ending makes this one a bargain-bin movie. Is it worth watching? If you are a fan of science fiction in general and appreciate some quality acting, then yes. But don't get your hopes high for some epic sci fi adventure.

I am torn between a good mark and a bad grade, but this is certainly not an average film. It is low budget, but well played and executed. Its story is captivating and the atmosphere really spooky, but not explaining anything. It is basically a mood film, something that enters your bones and doesn't let go until the weird ending that just makes you feel you are still in the movie, making it originally effective.That being said, you can't enjoy this film if you read any spoilers, so stop reading reviews and watch the film. Its main strength is its main flaw as well: all sense is left to the imagination of the viewer, while the technical details are provided by the film makers. Basically, this film is what you want it to be. I would go for sci-fi thriller, but then that would be my favourite genre. I can tell you for sure it is not a romance, but that's as far as I can go :) Try watching it at night with the lights off and enjoy the feel of it.

One thing that screen writers should learn about story telling with films, is , Beginning, middle, and end! Mostly middle here and not much more! Thinking about the sequel and stealing more money from us is the game!Story telling at its worst, a diary dialogue without explanation and resolution! Come on!Do better!Film makers dwell on the image, but often ignore the story!I would watch the sequel just because I care!Care of the viewers and stories is not the main studio concern!