David R. Walker

Aftermath

Director: Patrick Lussier

Cast: Dylan Sprouse, Mason Gooding, Megan Stott, Dichen Lachman, Kevin Chapman, Nick Apostolides, Mark Irvingsen, Shahjehan Khan, Will Lyman

Running Time: 1 hour 37 minutes

Film Rating: 7 out of 10

Los Angeles based Voltage Pictures delivers a good old fashioned American action film with no frills. A simple plot all taking place one night on the cantilever truss Tobin Bridge in Boston in the new film by Drive Angry director Patrick Lussier called Aftermath starring Dylan Sprouse as Eric Daniels a tough soldier who along with his sister Madeleine played by Megan Stott get trapped on the bridge when a crazy paramilitary private contractor group led by the delusional Captain Chaos played by Mason Gooding son of Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr (Jerry Maguire).

Aftermath is pure action as Eric Daniels overcomes any residual PTSD from his days in Afghanistan, to man up and fight captain chaos and his group of heavily armed group of mercenaries who trap civilians on the famous Tobin Bridge over the Mystic River in Boston, Massachusetts. In an effort to protect his teenage sister, Daniels teams up with the hardened Samantha, an ex-convict who spilled a bunch of military secrets linking private military contractors to incidents of mass civilian casualties.

Samantha is dutifully played by Tibetan actress Dichen Lachman who was in the brilliant series Animal Kingdom and recently seen in Jurassic World Dominion.

While the plot of Aftermath is about as murky as the moonlit Mystic River over which the bridge hangs precariously, the action is top notch with a great rescue operation in which Daniels, well played by Voltage Pictures big star Dylan Sprouse quickly starts eliminating Captain Chaos’s team, while the crazed ring leader with a death wish is hell-bent on utter destruction.

Fantastic night visuals include drone footage and an atmospheric tension on the bridge in which minor characters like Will Lyman as Kozak and Shahjehan Khan (Succession) as Ozzie assist the hero in catching and outwitting the violent and crazy villain, whose sole concern is to get online publicity as he livestreams the terrifying bridge hijacking.

Aftermath delivers in terms of entertainment and judging by a packed cinema on a rainy Sunday afternoon, this is the type of standard action fare that excels at the box office.

Director Patrick Lussier delivers as a resourceful director of an electrifying action film and Aftermath is worth seeing as an engrossing simple action film all set on a bridge with explosives. What could possibly go wrong?

Aftermath gets a film rating of 7 out of 10 and is an unpretentious action which will keep viewers you riveted. Recommended viewing.

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