In the distant future, a one child policy is strictly
enforced across the globe due to chronic overpopulation- to avoid being frozen
indefinitely, seven sisters assume one identity in this action packed, sci-fi
based Netflix original.
As you can see, this is a concept full of potential, which
is used to a certain extent. It is certainly fun to see Noomi Rapace play all
of the distinctly different sisters and it has good performances from the rest
of its stars, including Glenn Close as Caymen (the villainous head of the
Government) and Willem Dafoe as the girls’ grandfather. But in the end the
whole thing is let down by clunky writing.
Mounds of exposition are dumped on the audience at the
beginning of the film and random plot developments come into play at hectic pace of the admittedly fairly well done action sequences. Story wise, the film would
have worked better if more of the runtime had been spent actually exploring the
mystery of the title, but it is resolved all too quickly.
The effect of the ‘one identity’ plan actually has on the
sisters as adults is shown well, especially in the flashback sequences to their
childhoods, but there are lingering questions left by the end of the film,
which will leave many viewers unsatisfied.
It’s a fun story, which is fairly entertaining- but don’t expect
to be left amazed by it.
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