308. Vesper; movie review

 

VESPER

Cert 15

114 mins

BBFC advice: Contains strong violence, injury detail, sexualised violence, suicide references

What happens if climate change takes hold and the earth's ecosystem collapses?

Well, in the minds of Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, the elites hide away behind impregnable walls and leave the rest to fend for themselves.

Doesn't seem that far-fetched, does it?

In their movie, one of those trying to survive is a teenage girl, Vesper (Raffiella Chapman) and, simultaneously,  she is attempting to keep her desperately sick father (Richard Brake) alive.

Strangely he communicates with her through a flying sphere which is somehow linked to his thought patterns.

I digress.

After one of the elite's micro-aircraft crashes, Vesper discovers a survivor (Rosy McEwen) and agrees to help find her missing companion in exchange for safe passage. 

But helping her also brings danger from a brutal neighbour (Eddie Marsan) who has designs of being the most powerful figure among the lower classes.

There have been many post-apocalypse films but the concentration on the teenager, her unique relationship with her dad and the confrontation with Marsan's character set an interesting context.

However, the picture becomes confusing, posing too many questions about Vesper's apparent genius for science, the activities of the elite etc, etc.

And, I have to be honest, the acting lacks the emotion that might have been expected. 

Those into sci-fi might have a buzz from Buozyte and Samper's film but I'm not a huge fan of the genre so it left me rather cold.

Reasons to watch: Original sci-fi

Reasons to avoid: A tad confusing

Laughs: None

Jumps: None

Vomit: None

Nudity: None

Overall rating: 5/10

Did you know? Vesper's flying drone is either CGI or a real drone, depending on the shots, as the real drone was very loud and actors couldn't concentrate on their lines when it was flying.

The final word. Kristina Buozyte: "We believe that there is always a way for humans to stand up and to go out from the situation, and Vesper is about that.” Eye For Film

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