Kill Mode

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Kill Mode
Directed by Thijs Meuwese
Written byThijs Meuwese
StarringJulia Batelaan
Dave Mantel
Yasmin Blake
Cyriel Guds
Ted Neeley
CinematographyJasper Verkaart
Release date
  • September 6, 2020 (2020-09-06)(Imagine Film Festival)
CountryNetherlands
LanguageEnglish

Kill Mode is a 2020 Dutch science fiction action film directed by Thijs Meuwese and starring Julia Batelaan, Dave Mantel and Ted Neeley. The film is a prequel to Meuwese's 2017 film Molly . [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Imagine Film Festival on September 6, 2020 after the festival was delayed due to the Corona-virus pandemic. [2] [3]

Reception

Critical Reception

Jim Morazzini of Voices From The Balcony gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Despite its modest resources, Kill Mode delivers plenty of intense action, starting with an explosive shootout that sets the tone for the rest of the film." [4]

Ard Vijn of ScreenAnarchy had both positive and negative comments and wrote, "With Molly, you couldn't help but wonder "how the hell did they do that when there clearly was no budget?", while with Kill Mode, Thijs Meuwese successfully manages to convince you you're watching a regular action film. In all probability his stretching-a-penny-into-a-dollar skills would make Larry Cohen and Roger Corman applaud, but here unfortunately it also makes you stop wondering "how did they do this?" and because of that, the film loses a lot of the charm which Molly had in spades." [1]

Accolades

Kill Mode won Best Film Pitch at the Imagine Film Festival in 2015 [5] and was nominated for the Méliès d'Argent for best film in 2020.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  4. Morazzini, Jim (December 28, 2019). "Review: KILL MODE (2019)". Voices From The Balcony. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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