ARCHENEMY Review – A Wild, Heartfelt Antihero Epic That Doesn’t Pack Enough Punch By Drew Tinnin
Written by Adam Egypt Mortimer
Starring Joe Manganiello, Skylan Brookes, Zolee Grigs, Amy Seimetz
In one of the year’s most inventive redemption stories,
Archenemy is bubbling with imagination. For a cosmic tinged tale filled with so many grand ideas and infinite possibilities, there’s an indie ire and a strong beating heart to this intimate epic that imbues Adam Egypt Mortimer’s film with a generous spirit. That balance of big ideas and small scope doesn’t always pay off, interestingly, much like the grand delusions of antihero Max Fist (Manganiello) don’t necessarily come to fruition.