Rogue is the upcoming action thriller from director M. J. Bassett (Strike Back), and co-written with Isabel Bassett, and is a locally-filmed co-production with M-Net.
Megan Fox stars as the leader of a team of hardened mercenaries who’re tasked with rescuing a pair of hostages in the middle of the African bushveld, and which naturally goes awry. The movie includes a host of local talent including Greg Kriek (The Recce), Sisanda Henna (whose portrayal of the villainous Inkunzi Shabangu is by far the best part of Showmax’s locally-set series Trackers), Brandon Auret (Elysium), Jessica Sutton (The Kissing Booth), and Lee-Anne Liebenberg (Doomsday).
The official synopsis is as follows:
Megan Fox (Transformers franchise) tackles a thrilling new role as a battle-hardened mercenary in this explosive action saga. As team leader O’Hara, she leads a lively squad 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 — and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
Let’s take a look:
I have a sneaky suspicion that this could be one of those movies that is so bad it’s actually fun to watch. Plot-wise whoever thought to add man-eating lions out for revenge into the mix deserves some sort of an award, because it’s a hilariously bad idea that makes no sense – plus the CGI bringing them to life is so terrible it’s laughable.
In fact, that’s all so bad it actually elevates what would otherwise be a fairly bland B-grade action movie. The human-on-human action looks decent, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given Bassett’s work behind the camera on Strike Back, and the performances come across as competent for the most part – so this could just be entertaining if you want to kick back and have a giggle.
What do you think?
Rogue will be available via digital and on-demand on 28 August. It also stars Philip Winchester, Calli Taylor, Adan Deacon, and Kenneth Fok.
Last Updated: July 22, 2020
DapperWoef
July 22, 2020 at 14:42
Kenneth Fok???!!!
MaSeKind
July 22, 2020 at 15:35
Haha, best surname for a Chinese South African I’ve ever seen
MaSeKind
July 22, 2020 at 15:35
Lol, so this is like a mix up of Ghost and the Darkness and Pitch Black, and possibly something staring Ryan Reynolds
Also, Lee-Ann Liebenberg. Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. I’ve got a sexy poster of her somewhere I think. And since when is she a stuntwoman???
MechMachine
July 22, 2020 at 17:01
You beat me to it. See my comment. LOL.
BradeLunner
July 22, 2020 at 18:35
Dude, what ever happened to ol Lee Ann. With the demise of FHM she’s disappeared
MaSeKind
July 22, 2020 at 18:46
Lol yep. Think I need to go find my old FHM calendars. I’d completely forgotten I used to buy those as a younger man.
She became a mom lol. IMDB says she’s been doing stunts since the 90’s. I think that might be a mistake. Also she now sells cannabis oil it seems!
CrAiGiSh
July 22, 2020 at 16:14
https://media3.giphy.com/media/ZB2o7oBWdBwwwnHbJR/giphy.gif
MechMachine
July 22, 2020 at 17:01
Wait, what ? So, is it about Killer Lions, Kidnapping or Terrorists ?
MaSeKind
July 22, 2020 at 17:10
D. All of the above.
Don’t think one movie has ever reminded me of so many other movies. But all those topics have been successful before so it can’t be a bad idea to just put it all in, can it?
MechMachine
July 22, 2020 at 17:47
What could go wrong ?
Kervyn Cloete
July 23, 2020 at 09:19
Either that helicopter is made of glass or that’s the most powerful RPG the world has ever seen.