Stowaway Review: A Great Cast Can’t Overcome An Uninspiring Script
When it comes to captivating audiences with suspense and mystery, heist flicks offer some of the best viewing experiences. These movies frequently feature lots of action scenes and rich backstories for everyone involved. Declan Whitebloom wants to bring his excitement for filming to the big screen. He is well recognised for his bright narrative in music videos for some of the top singers in the world. But unlike in his other music videos, Whitebloom finds it difficult to infuse energy into his feature debut, the heist movie Stowaway.
The plot, which was formerly known as The Yacht, centres on Bella Denton (Ruby Rose), a resourceless but determined young lady whose street smarts have helped her advance in a life of minor crime and partying. Bella receives a yacht as a farewell gift from her estranged father, Arthur Denton (Major Dodge), who passes away unexpectedly. Bella enjoys a night of luxury on her new yacht with her love interest Michael (Patrick Schwarzenegger) as she adjusts to her newfound wealth. Sadly, three crooks have other ideas in mind. To appreciate her new life and the three criminals who have taken over her yacht, Bella must figure out a way to live and outwit them.
The acting by the cast in Stowaway is its lone saving grace. Bella's portrayer Ruby Rose is convincing as a young woman attempting to flee the yacht where she is imprisoned. She has data-faced many obstacles throughout her life, just like the bulk of them, but she manages to use her street smarts to get out of a perilous scenario. Meeser, a character played by Frank Gillo, appears to be a family friend of Bella's father. Like the rest of the cast, he is underused, but he makes every effort to improve his weakly written character through a strong performance.
Stowaway isn't even close to David Fincher's Panic Room in terms of quality compared to its predecessor. Due to difficult-to-ignore technical difficulties, the narrative is drab, the characters are one-dimensional, and this cat-and-mouse game never gets past its weak points. The audience may come expecting a suspenseful heist movie with action-packed scenes and a story about a young woman fighting for survival. Stowaway's directors, however, chose a drab plot and an overly reliant ensemble to attempt to salvage this uninteresting movie from its unoriginal premise.
The plot, which was formerly known as The Yacht, centres on Bella Denton (Ruby Rose), a resourceless but determined young lady whose street smarts have helped her advance in a life of minor crime and partying. Bella receives a yacht as a farewell gift from her estranged father, Arthur Denton (Major Dodge), who passes away unexpectedly. Bella enjoys a night of luxury on her new yacht with her love interest Michael (Patrick Schwarzenegger) as she adjusts to her newfound wealth. Sadly, three crooks have other ideas in mind. To appreciate her new life and the three criminals who have taken over her yacht, Bella must figure out a way to live and outwit them.
The acting by the cast in Stowaway is its lone saving grace. Bella's portrayer Ruby Rose is convincing as a young woman attempting to flee the yacht where she is imprisoned. She has data-faced many obstacles throughout her life, just like the bulk of them, but she manages to use her street smarts to get out of a perilous scenario. Meeser, a character played by Frank Gillo, appears to be a family friend of Bella's father. Like the rest of the cast, he is underused, but he makes every effort to improve his weakly written character through a strong performance.
Stowaway isn't even close to David Fincher's Panic Room in terms of quality compared to its predecessor. Due to difficult-to-ignore technical difficulties, the narrative is drab, the characters are one-dimensional, and this cat-and-mouse game never gets past its weak points. The audience may come expecting a suspenseful heist movie with action-packed scenes and a story about a young woman fighting for survival. Stowaway's directors, however, chose a drab plot and an overly reliant ensemble to attempt to salvage this uninteresting movie from its unoriginal premise.