Rogue
Rogue

Movie spotlight

Rogue

2020
Movie
106 min
English

Battle-hardened O’Hara leads a lively mercenary team of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O’Hara’s squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels.

Insights

IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes35%
Metacritic37/100
Google Users57%
Director: M. J. BassettGenres: Action, Thriller, War

Plot Summary

A tough mercenary squad, led by the skilled O'Hara, is deployed to a remote African region to extract a warlord's daughter. However, their mission takes a deadly turn when they are ambushed and forced to fight for survival against a rival faction and a deadly jungle threat. O'Hara must use all her combat expertise and leadership to lead her surviving team members through treacherous territory and back to safety.

Critical Reception

Rogue received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot and underdeveloped characters. However, some viewers appreciated the action sequences and Megan Fox's performance as a capable action lead. The film struggled to distinguish itself in a crowded genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • The action sequences are competently staged, providing some thrills.

  • Megan Fox delivers a strong performance, anchoring the film's action.

  • The plot relies on familiar tropes and lacks originality.

Google audience: Google users found the film to be an entertaining but unremarkable action flick. While many enjoyed the fight scenes and Megan Fox's role, a common sentiment was that the story was predictable and didn't offer much beyond standard action movie fare.

Fun Fact

The film was shot on location in South Africa, with much of the jungle and combat sequences filmed in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.

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Kamurai

Kamurai

Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. The introductory scene and general premise is ridiculously depressing, especially since it is a real world problem. While it does setup the movie fairly well, they did not get goo...