Interceptor
Director: Matthew Reilly
Year:
2022
Rating: 6.5
Well, that was
comforting. America survived. Though by seconds. While watching this, I had
no idea if these interceptors actually exist. They do. Their purpose is to
intercept and blow up missiles headed to America. Whether they are as accurate
as in this film, I don't know, but it is nice to think so. One interceptor
base is located in Fort Greeley Alaska and another at Vandenberg Space Force
Base. This film adds one and subtracts one. Vandenberg is not mentioned,
Greeley is and then there is a raised platform in the middle of the Pacific
Ocean. That is the background to the film; somewhat based on fact. The rest
is fiction. And rather absurd.
The director and scriptwriter is Matthew
Reilly, who is a well-known author of action novels, many with a military
aspect to them and from what I gather Reacher type male protagonists. Which
makes this interesting for having a tough no quit female military person.
The premise here is that seventeen Russian nuke missiles are stolen on mobile
launchers and are aimed at seventeen cities in America. Yikes. Chances are
your city is one of them.
But before launching them, they have to
take out the two interceptor bases. Fort Greeley is easily taken over by
traitors on the inside. Only the other base can save America. And fortunately
for all of us, Captain JJ Collins transferred there that day. She brought
a sexual harassment suit against a General and has been rewarded by being
sent to this miserable assignment. And the attack begins, again by traitors
being paid in dollars though I expect the dollar won't be worth much after
17 nukes. Nor the planet. Not sure if they really thought this through. Anyway,
she has to save America with it all being live streamed for the world to
watch. JJ is played by Spanish actress Elsa Pataky, who acquits herself well
in the action scenes. She has to be tough in real life being married to Chris
Hemsworth and bearing him three children!
