Bruce Willis
’ closing years earlier than his retirement turned synonymous with direct-to-video motion thrillers, over 20 of them to be exact. A lot of them handed with out making a ripple, and as they had been launched earlier than the actor’s medical points had been recognized to the world, most of them had been slammed by critics and dismissed out of hand. One in all them was Midnight within the Switchgrass
, by which Willis appeared with Megan Fox and Emile Hirsch. Now the film is lastly getting some sudden consideration after leaping into the Netflix Prime 10.
Directed by Randall Emmett in his function debut, Midnight within the Switchgrass follows two FBI brokers, performed by Willis and Megan Fox, on the hunt for a serial killer in Florida. The investigation leads them to a troubled native cop (Hirsch) who has been chasing the identical elusive assassin. Loosely impressed by real-life occasions, the movie’s premise had potential, however for many critics it was let down by weak path and poor scripting. The movie ended up touchdown an 8% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Whereas a number of of Willis’ films from the final two years of his profession delivered some robust viewers critiques compared to the opinions of critics, Midnight within the Switchgrass was probably not one in every of them. The movie is at the moment sitting on a 20% Popcornmeter rating, however not all of the lackluster critiques are due to the standard of the film. Many complaints are primarily based on the truth that, regardless of having his title and face entrance and heart of selling, Willis’ presence within the film was a lot lower than many anticipated. Clearly, a lot of this was right down to the actor’s well being prognosis, but it surely actually turned a closing hurdle that the film simply may probably not overcome.
Midnight within the Switchgrass Is Unexpectedly Discovering an Viewers
Even probably the most accommodating viewers will discover it arduous recover from the truth that probably the most evident points with Midnight within the Switchgrass is Willis himself. His character, Agent Karl Helter, seems in solely a handful of scenes, and when he does, his efficiency is noticeably disengaged. Clearly, the actor’s well being was clearly taking an enormous toll on him and that meant his look within the film was a good distance from the on-screen commanding presence that followers had been used to seeing.
Alongside Willis, Megan Fox takes on the function of Agent Lombardo, however for a lot of viewers, her efficiency lacks the power to hold the burden of the movie, whereas Hirsch’s predictable character and Lukas Haas’ one-dimensional antagonist didn’t make up for it in any manner. Regardless of that, Midnight within the Switchgrass is now discovering an viewers on Netflix.
Curiosity in all probability performs a major function within the movie’s present place within the Prime 10 on the platform. For a lot of, the movie is a Bruce Willis title they’ve in all probability by no means heard of, whereas others might be drawn to it as a result of it is without doubt one of the iconic actor’s closing roles. Regardless of the motive, the movie’s critiques haven’t improved in any respect, and people watching now are nonetheless not capable of finding a lot to love, even understanding what they now find out about Willis’ situation on the time of filming.
As disappointing as Midnight within the Switchgrass is as a film, that doesn’t imply that it’s any much less deserving of a spot in Netflix’s Prime 10 than a few of the different films that frequent the highest of assorted streaming charts. Whereas streaming gives a platform for a lot of huge blockbusters, it additionally permits many flops and badly acquired films the possibility to find a brand new viewers – even when that viewers finds that their opinions align with everybody else.