6.4
A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.
Piotr Witkowski
Robert 'Kieł' Kieł
Jacek Koman
Minister Jan Zaremba
Jacek Poniedziałek
Professor Witold Mazur
Mariusz Bonaszewski
General Yousif Bashir Mamedow
Aleksandra Adamska
'Burza'
Vansh Luthra
Harbir
Maciej Nawrocki
Harbir (voice)
Sebastian Stankiewicz
Pilot Krzysztof
Mateusz Młodzianowski
'Byk'
Michalina Olszańska
Eliza Mazur
Mateusz Rzeźniczak
Sergeant Damian Prochyra
Jacek Feliks Knap
Artur
Michał Burdan
Piotr 'Młody' Kieł
Janilson Tavares Lopes da Cruz
Otar Saralidze
Louis
Michał Karmowski
'Seba'
Hanna Koczewska
Fiancée
Jędrzej Jezierski
Jan's Soldier
Adam Kupaj
Jan's Soldier
Katarzyna Chojnacka
Natalia
Igor Obłoza
Agent Maciej
Paweł Staszewski
Łukasz Czubak
Islam Bersanukaev
Guard
Wurihan Wurihan
Accountant
Manelisi Dube
Director, Idea, Writer
Daniel Markowicz
August 3, 2023
5
Polish film Soulcatcher's key shortcoming is doing too many things badly, when it could have done fewer things, well.
The story starts off engagingly enough and it looks like we are being set up for a zombie style, military action flick, with a sci fi tie in. Instead of developing this idea and running with it, this film then moves into a fictional weapon of mass destruction (that turn's people into violent, zombie like killers) scenario and throws in half baked, political intrigue.
Action is still core of this film but its bumps jarringly over the roughly rutted, plot hole infested path, of inconsistent storytelling. The results an unsatisfying watch that leaves a strong sense of indifference.
The remaining positives include fair to middling action sequences and decent acting. Clearly some money has been spent, on these aspects of the film.
In summary, oftentimes, "less is more", especially when you are dealing with what is presumably, a straightforward action driven flick.