Off the Grid

Ricky Russert, that's it!

The most annoying, overacted, cringing and retching performace I have ever witnessed...

I don't know whar they were aiming at with this character, but he simply brings down the whole movie... I will never again watch a film in which this sad man is casted.

I think he wanted to give out this Brandon Lee in "The Crow" vibe, but he just ended up looking (and sounding) like a playground bully... just ridiculous!!!!

We are before another of these two-bit flimsy movies that have been in fashion for the last 5 years or so (thank You Emmet/Furla).

We saw Bruce Willis (may God help him) take part in around 10 per year...

Most of them entertain, others not so much.

This one had more than one star. Josh Duhamel is OK. Greg Kinnear is fantastic, and Peter Stormare is, for me, a Cult Actor!

There wasn't much in the script for them, but they did their best and, had it not been for Billy the Silly Bully, the movie would have been a little better.

I agree with one of the reviewers, who says this takes us back to McGyver.

It's just another movie... it helps you pass the time on a Sunday afternoon, but be ready for the ridiculous goon, because, apart from being totally expendable, he can get on ones nerves...

This movie felt like MacGyver, Lost, The Fugitive, and a telenovela got trapped in a writer's room, then someone sprinkled in Predator (1987) and No Country for Old Men and said, "Perfect - now let's shoot it like a high school project." The plot is all over the place, characters make baffling decisions, and the tone swings wildly between gritty survival thriller and melodramatic soap opera. Visually, it tries to be cinematic but ends up chaotic - like someone discovered both slow motion and shaky cam and used them nonstop. It's oddly entertaining in a "what am I even watching?" kind of way. If you're looking for logic or cohesion, abandon all hope. It's either a misunderstood masterpiece or a beautiful disaster. Still undecided.

Such an irritating performance from Ricky Russert. Brings the film down so much. The script didn't help but he finds himself lost between a batman villain and Javier bardem in no country for old men.

Wasted potential? 100% yes. There's an idea, a film which would keep the audience entertained but with the right screenwriters who can develop characters and the story.

Josh Duhnmel does what he can with the material available to him but ultimately falls flat due to the weak supporting cast (RICKY). I'm not even sure he understands what personality his character is suppose to be.

I hate focusing on one piece or person of the film but if it affects the whole film then you must be cruel to be kind.

Acting school? Highly recommend.

Science meets survival, but the spark doesn't always catch. In Off the Grid, Josh Duhamel stars as a brilliant scientist who invents a handheld clean energy generator, only to flee into seclusion when a morally bankrupt corporation tries to weaponise his creation. With limited resources and a ticking clock, he transforms the wilderness into a science lab battleground... guerrilla warfare meets intellectual ingenuity .

The hook is irresistible: a man of unparalleled intellect forced into a physical test of survival. Yet after a gripping setup, the pace falters into clichés. Action lite sequences and low budget feel begin to undercut the initial promise .

Duhamel delivers steady, soldierly restraint, but it's Greg Kinnear as the conflicted corporate enforcer who surprises most. His morally torn characterization hints at layers deeper than the script explores. Peter Stormare also delivers textured menace as Belcor, the mercenary leader-his screen presence elevates scenes that otherwise feel rote.

Director Johnny Martin, reuniting with screenwriter Jim Agnew, keeps the tone taut, but the narrative lacks risk taking. The film tries to riff on modern paranoia... technology exploited, corporations unchecked but never fully commits, leaving a sense of thematic incompleteness

Visually, Off the Grid utilises its Mississippi wilderness setting nicely... crisp, moody, and with a strong sense of place. But when the story pivots to chase scenes and gunfights, it loses that atmospheric edge.

Verdict: Off the Grid is a neatly built survival thriller with an intriguing premise and strong cast moments. Yet despite its high-minded idea and a few sparks of tension, it never fully powers up.

Worth a rental night in for Duhamel's grit and Kinnear's conflicted charm, but don't expect a genre redefining grid breakout.

There are no intentional spoilers because I have no idea what is going on. This series of video scenes is so bad I'd think it was an AI crap montage if I didn't see so many wrinkles on Greg Kinears face; no AI outputs that yet. He was an A lister! WTF happened to him? WTF is going on? Who is the silly pole dancer bar owner waitress town maitre di chick with her bimbo shorts, getting in everybody's business? The Javier wannabe with little girl hair I get is some kind of psychotic agent for some org. Who's the red neck Crocodile Dundiddn't? This is the lamest protagonist ever. I have no idea WTF his issue is or why he has a top secret fingerprint entry pad on a Home Depot shed with a bustable window in the front, and a laptop 2 feet from it. Who wrote this? The Little Rascals? I keep waiting for the MST3000 gang to show up and tell me it's all a gag. I want my 7 dollars back! I'm with Mr 1580 SAT hardware store guy - get me the Heck out of here!