Code 8 Part II – Movie Review
Director: Jeff Chan
Writer: Chris Pare, Jeff Chan, Sherren Lee, Jesse LaVercombe (Screenplay)
Cast
- Robbie Amell (Simulant)
- Stephen Amell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows)
- Alex Mallari Jr. (The Adam Project)
- Sirena Gulamgaus (Hellmington)
- Aaron Abrams (Children Ruin Everything)
- Moe Jeudy-Lamour (Ted Lasso)
Plot: Follows a girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother by corrupt police officers. She enlists the help of an ex-con and his former partner, they face a highly regarded and well protected police sergeant who doesn’t want to be.
Runtime: 1 Hur 40 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Code 8 Part II starts as Connor (R. Amell) is released from prison and trying to move forward with his life. meanwhile, Sergeant Kingston (Mallari Jr) has introduced a new robotic K9 division to deal with crime. All leads to Pavani (Gulamgaus) losing her brother due to the battle over their conditions.
Connor must turn to his brother Garret (S. Amell) to help get Pavani out of the city. However, he leads a different life to what Connor remembers. Connor will do what it takes to save someone who has advanced abilities, who are treated like a threat to society. It leads to Connor needing to convince Garrett to join the right side of the battle and bring down Kingston before things spiral out of control.
Verdict on Code 8 Part II
Code 8 Part II is a sci-fi action movie following the battle between people with abilities and people trying to stop them. They want to use technology to gain their powers and clean up the streets for their own reasons. Now, two estranged brothers must work together to save the latest victim.
This is a movie that wants to put more focus on treating people who are different, in a different way. It brings the estranged partnership to life like many films before it and offers the protect a child from danger storyline. However, it doesn’t seem to unlock enough of the bigger potential in the powers and ends up feeling like something might be missing. There is a story about hope in a desperate time, but everything feels like we could have had a lot more to what we see.
Where to Watch
The movie is available on Netflix now.
Final Thoughts – Code 8 Part II is a standard question about technology movie.
