Terminus

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Cast & Crew

Jai Koutrae

David Chamberlain

Kendra Appleton

Annabelle Chamberlain

Bren Foster

Agent Stipe

Todd Lasance

Zach

Brendan Clearkin

Ned Wilcox

Vincent Andriano

O'Mally

William Emmons

Agent Lubinski

Katherine Hicks

Jane Chamberlain

Marc Furmie

Director

Marc Furmie

Screenwriter

Shiyan Zheng

Screenwriter

Gabriel Dowrick

Screenwriter

Brett Thornquest

Producer

Tim Maddocks

Producer

Steven Matusko

Executive Producer

Sidonie Abbene

Executive Producer

Shane Abbess

Executive Producer

Kieran Fowler

Cinematographer

Gabriel Dowrick

Film Editing

Brian Cachia

Original Music

Jamie Morris

Production Design

Leon Krasenstein

Costume Design

Marianne Jade

Casting

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Critic Reviews for Terminus

Audience Reviews for Terminus

• Mar 26, 2017

  In the world of science fiction, a ridiculous plot is a bold and risky move. Audiences will generally see it in one of two ways, either as unique and innovative or ridiculous and stupid. While I general advise deciding for yourself, in the case of Terminus, I think the answer is pretty clear. David Chamberlain (Jai Koutrae) is a depressed alcoholic who lives with his daughter. One night he's driving home drunk and is involved in a wreck that should have killed him, except for the fact that he encounters a rock from outer space, that not only heals him, but starts giving him visions. Chamberlain starts seeing visions of the end of the world and sets out on a mission to build something remarkable, in the back of a stolen cement truck. The whole premise here is kind of stupid, however if the casting was better this actually could have worked. The main character here is a guy in his late forties, a factory worker with no skills, no education and general someone everyone already thinks is crazy. In my opinion he just doesn't fit what the story calls for. This would have been a much better film if the main character was a late teen or twenty something guy, who saw the incident as his life being spared for a higher purpose. Instead, Terminus is just really one big mess of sub-par acting, plot holes, and badly developed characters you really don't care about. If you don't care about the characters and what happens to them, and if you can't follow the story too well, then really, what's the point?

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  Super Reviewer
• Jul 04, 2016

  This is a pretty interesting sci-fi movie without really much of the sci-fi. There is an extraterrestrial organism that crashes to earth that may contain the secret to life. All of this is set against the backdrop of an impending thermonuclear war. Because of that, there are these government-types on the search for these meteors as they feel this alien organism can help win the war for the United States. But David. who found the organism, does not want to give it up as it can help give earth and humanity a clean slate if it ever came to that point. I don't know why, but parts of the film legitimately reminded me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Thematically, of course, they're vastly different movies as Close Encounters deals more with the notion that this is a once-in-a-lifetime with beings from another planet and how incredible that experience would be. This movie deals with darker themes like, as mentioned, the threat of nuclear warfare and what the threat of that would drive people, in this case the government people, to do. In many ways, it's not difficult to understand their search for this organism as it could help them win the war. But, at the same time, it's also keeping with the cycle of violence that has swept the world since, basically, its existence. The organism, according to David and how he perceived it, has been sent here to help the world get a new start and not help continue this violent cycle. So, in many ways, they do attempt to flip the script as David, our protagonist, is portrayed more selfishly as he doesn't want the organism to be used for purposes that might help the U.S in the war, whereas the government people are desperately searching for it to avoid more casualties and to, maybe, help win the war. So, at the very least, the film is actually a little more thoughtful than it might've seemed at the beginning, since these are some very interesting ideas to explore. What would one do if put in the same situation? Personally speaking, the way I see it, and if I had to make that choice, I'd probably go with start of with a clean slate. And I say that, because if the organism is used to win the war then we're really not changing absolutely anything about our future. Because, the fact of the matter is, there will probably be another war in the future. That's not even a guess, that's a guarantee. So, really, if we could, I'm sure the majority of people will choose a clean slate over continuing this cycle. Unless you're some sort of fucked up individual and there are a lot of those out there. Anyway, I don't really know how to rate this movie, because, like I said, the film is actually quite thoughtful in its story. With that said, it's not like the story itself is told in a great manner. Like I find the whole thing to be a little too obvious. Like whenever anyone is watching tv or listening to the radio, all they're doing is talking about the war. And, I don't know why, that was a turn-off. I wouldn't have minded if it was one or two scenes, but, and even though you can only read the newscast through the captions, it felt a bit forceful. I don't know, it felt like they were trying to make too big of a deal about this. And, again, I understand the need, the threat of nuclear warfare is something a lot of people fear nowadays. But, I don't know, that heavy-handedness held the film back. The acting is somewhat solid, though there are some obvious weaknesses on that front. The cinematography is definitely better than its budget would probably suggest, but it's not like we're looking at Oscar-quality visuals here. Like I said the story was thoughtful, I just wish the threat of nuclear war was a little more subtle. Like maybe there's no clue yet as to how bad things actually are, that might've worked better. Who knows? But, yea, even though I gave this film two and half stars, I still liked the film. It has its flaws and everything, but I have to applaud the fact that at least they made an effort to make a good movie with strong ideas. It doesn't always hit its marks as well as it should, but it's still an encouraging movie to see. I'd actually recommend this movie, it's on Netflix, even though I'm sure a large percentage of people won't end up liking this. I still think it's worth watching in spite of everything.

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  jesse o Super Reviewer
• Jan 21, 2016

  The film had some interesting ideas but seems to buried under uncertain tone. I enjoyed the acting for the most part but the pitfalls of melodrama and a high concept just failed to mold together. It just needed to be stronger, too many characters and an uncertain lead sink this film. There is definitely talent behind the scenes and I'm interested where the director goes next. My favorite moments of the film are the somber and softer moments, felt like moments of Upstream Color.

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  brendan n Super Reviewer