Cert 15
82 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong violence, bloody images
Over the years of the everyfilm challenge I have become more and more keen on reviewing movies made by independent producers and directors.
And I have to report that the standard has improved markedly over that time.
Clearly better kit is important in that regard but movie-makers such as Pandorica's writer and director Tom Paton have understood that just creating a film is not enough - it needs to entertain.
That is exactly what Pandorica does. It has a small cast and limited scope but it, nevertheless, grips its audience.
The premise is well thought out - following an apocalypse the world is "reset" and the population is once more reduced to tribes.
The one upon which Pandorica is centred has developed the ritual of finding its new leader from tests in a forest where spirits are believed to lurk.
This means the movie splits into two intriguing elements - the battle against the forest inhabitants but also the tactics of those seeking to be leader.
Jade Hobaday plays the brightest of the trio vying for power, giving thought rather than just brawn to confrontation. Marc Zammit is one of her rivals but his ambition is in danger of becoming submerged by his own testosterone. Adam Bond portrays the least risk-taking of the trio.
Together they have to defeat potential predators while proving themselves to be the most suitable leader.
And if that was not complex enough, there are myriad twists to their challenge.
It adds up to the level of entertainment and quality which should be the bar for other low-budget movies.
Reasons to watch: low-budget independent film done with an edge
Reasons to avoid: its strange north European accents
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7/10
Star tweet
Marc Zammit Well @PandoricaMovie hitting magazines! All over and news papers! The media hype and social media hype is true ;)
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