Elite (2017)
When a covert team known as ELITE is killed during a mission, newly promoted Naval Investigator Abbey Vaughn (Allison Gregory) takes it upon herself to find the man responsible: the infamous cartel leader Reynaldo Benitez. However, when her investigation brings in former ELITE team leader Sam Harrigan (Jason Scarbrough), they must work together to uncover the mystery surrounding that fateful mission
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Simply A Masterpiece
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
The film opens with a poorly shot fire fight in an unnamed Central American country that speaks English with Latino accents. We then see submarine qualified Lt. Abbey Vaughn (Allison Gregory) becoming an NCOC (NIS?) investigator working in Texas appointed by a senator who once "busted a Lt.JG to a Chief Petty Officer"...seriously who writes this stuff? Not possible. While investigating a cold case (the one we saw earlier) she enlists the help of "not active" Sam Harrigan (Jason Scarbrough) who she meets in front of a shack with an uncut yard while he is chipping golf balls in a pink bath robe and a teddy bear for company. Good visual. He eventually helps her. At 30 minutes into the film we pause for character introductions and then back to the action which was made lackluster due to the fact our lead character was poorly written and not that well played. While I like the character of Sam Harrigan, Jason Scarbough didn't project a good tough guy persona to pull it off.The film used good graphics for the opening credits. It has the nuts and bolts in place for a decent film, they just fell short.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
This movie is so disjointed, it's hard to watch. It's also hard to listen to. The sound editing is very uneven, the video editing is jumpy and disjointed. The story line is sloppy and assumes you will fill in the blanks for yourself. I have just wasted an hour watching this rubbish. Why has movie making slipped so far down the scale over the last few years? Is it because everyone with a smartphone thinks they are directors? This movie could have been so much better with a bit of extra attention to detail.