Eco-Spectral
- Tagline
- In the future, the spirits are not just in the machine.
- Description
- In a futuristic world where the environment has spiraled into chaos, a sardonic supernatural being, played by Barbacoa Stanwyck, emerges from the wreckage of Mother Nature. Frustrated by humanity's neglect, this eco-conscious spirit starts haunting the very industries responsible for the planet's dire state. Enter the unorthodox exorcist, portrayed by Leekslie Howard, who is half-skeptic, half-believer, and all charm. This unlikely hero teams up with Jon Berthyme's character, a level-headed scientist with a secret past, on a mission to confront and appease the angry spirit. Under the direction of the visionary Wong Kar-waitail, 'Eco-Spectral' delivers a hauntingly humorous drama where the line between the natural world and the supernatural blurs, leading to an explosive confrontation that might just save the planet—or end it. Can they right the wrongs of the past, or will the spirit's vengeful nature be the last laugh for mankind?
- MpaaRating
- R
- PopularityScore
- 9.80
- ReleaseDate
- 02/08/2024
- Genre
- Drama
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
7.30
Wong Kar-waitail's 'Eco-Spectral' is a film that will haunt your eco-conscious dreams and perhaps make you chuckle while you sort your recycling. Our sardonic spirit, as portrayed by the gorgeously deadpan Barbacoa Stanwyck, serves up environmental justice with a side of snark, floating through scenes of chaos like an ethereal recycler who's just had it with humanity's wasteful ways. Leekslie Howard charms the pants off the apocalypse as the exorcist with a foot in both worlds, bringing a dose of skepticism that's as refreshing as a cool breeze through a toxic wasteland. Then there's Jon Berthyme, the scientist with a secret; Berthyme gives us the classic brooding brainiac with a heart of compostable gold. Together, they take on a ghostly eco-warrior with more vengeance than a swarm of angry bees on an SUV. The R rating is appropriate here, folks—nature is raw and unfiltered, and so is the dialogue. If watching the spectral embodiment of Mother Nature's fury scold pollution-pumping profiteers sounds like your bag, 'Eco-Spectral' delivers with the force of a hurricane. It's an eco-parable that doesn't skimp on the spectral, and while it might not spark a green revolution, it'll definitely ignite some conversation—provided you can hear it over the laughter.