Rupture is a Plot-Hole Festival
In Rupture, Renee Morgan (Noomi Rapace) gets kidnapped by a groupe of “scientists” to have a DNA sequence, G10–12x, ruptured to transform her body in an Alien? A monster? Who? What?
And that’s the biggest problem the film has. While its color palette is quite good, and its production design of the “facility” looking pretty good for a small budget, but the problem is the big, gaping plot-holes. Who are the “doctors”? They are revealed to be aliens? Or people with a high level of conscience? How do they work? What do they want from people? Why is the G10–12x DNA sequence so important? I tried to understand exactly what Terrence (Peter Stormare) wanted from Renee and all the people who were held up in the facility, but nothing made sense. No one explained to me how the doctors’ eyes look like spiders and why they are on Earth, and why everything is the way it is! I found it inherently frustrating as nothing was explained, even if director Steven Shainberg wants the film to be “ambitious” and “groundbreaking”. It doesn’t work like that. You have to explain your vision so that people understand, and all I could find remotely enjoyable was a big 40-minute tension-filled sequence in which Renee attempts to escape the facility.
The sequence is quite exciting, and because it lasts for a good chunk of the movie, and the cinematography plus color palette is visually enthralling that you board the sequence. Even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about Renee, you still become invested in the sequence because everything is staged for you to bite your nails in complete excitement.
Unfortunately for Rapace, her character is so uninterestingly boring and wholly underdeveloped. The only thing she has going for is her son (Percy Hynes White). She keeps repeating “I have a son! I have a son! I have a son!” LOL no one cares about your son, that doesn’t make you special. MOST people that live in the U.S. have children, so why is your son more special than others? Last time I checked, he was played by one of television’s worst teen actors so why would I even REMOTELY care about him? Oh wait, I don’t. The only performance that’s worthwhile are the supporting villain performances from Michael Chiklis and Peter Stormare, even though their characters raise too many questions. At least they’re having fun, right? It’s the fun that counts.
I can’t recommend Rupture for ironic viewing, all you will do is rip apart its non-existent plot and then give up on life entirely. It’s one of the most frustrating films of the year, solely because every single added plot element makes zero sense, and then isn’t explained. The viewer is left to interpret exactly who those creatures are, but the viewer needs that incremental information for full enjoyment, but alas. Just stay far away from it, and you’ll be fine.
✯½
