Kill Mode

Kill Mode
Kill Mode
Directed by	Thijs Meuwese
Written by	Thijs Meuwese
Starring	Julia Batelaan; Dave Mantel; Yasmin Blake; Cyriel Guds; Ted Neeley
Cinematography	Jasper Verkaart
Release date	September 6, 2020 (Imagine Film Festival);
Country	Netherlands
Language	English

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]

Cast

Julia Batelaan as Molly
Dave Mantel as David Oscar
Yasmin Blake as Alex
Cyriel Guds as Angel
Ted Neeley as The Old Man

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]}

References

^ ^a ^b Vijn, Ard (June 2, 2020). "Review: KILL MODE Hides Many Of Its Charms". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
^ Mulder, Frank (January 21, 2020). "Date and first films Imagine Film Festival 2020". Nachtvlinders. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
^ "Imagine 2020 delayed". Schokkend Nieuws. April 1, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
^ Morazzini, Jim (December 28, 2019). "Review: KILL MODE (2019)". Voices From The Balcony. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
^ Grover, David (2020). "Lessons Learned from the Film Market Trenches". Stage 32. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

External links

Kill Mode at IMDb

[ScreenAnarchy-1] Vijn, Ard (June 2, 2020). "Review: KILL MODE Hides Many Of Its Charms". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

[2] Mulder, Frank (January 21, 2020). "Date and first films Imagine Film Festival 2020". Nachtvlinders. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

[3] "Imagine 2020 delayed". Schokkend Nieuws. April 1, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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

[5] Grover, David (2020). "Lessons Learned from the Film Market Trenches". Stage 32. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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