Outlander (2008)
Sometimes a movie can have a premise that is sufficient to carry the proceedings. If you then add some quality character actors and ensure that the production values are high, then you can bluff your way to the end credits before the audience realises they're watching something really dumb. Outlander achieves this prodigious feat. It is an incredibly stupid film yet perversely entertaining. It boasts beautiful cinematography, a cast that is more than capable and perfectly acceptable CGI. At times, you feel like the entire production is challenging you to shout out loud quite how dumb the plot is. However the audience blinks first and director Howard McCain gets away with it.
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