Gearheart: Retribution
- Tagline
- In a clockwork future, revenge never winds down.
- Description
- In a world where steam powers more than engines, and the future's skyline is a labyrinth of brass and glowing glass, two rivals, renowned athletes of their age, find their fates interlocked with the machinations of vengeance. Richard Gouda and Dustin Flockman star as inventors turned superheroes, donning mechanized suits that combine elegance with strength, driven by the enigmatic guidance of Almond Seda-rice. Directed by the visionary Paul Thomas Anderstork, 'Gearheart: Retribution' ticks with a cynically crafted plot, where allegiances pivot like cogs and every heroic turn comes with a price. The battlelines are drawn in a steamwork spectacle - where the past is the blueprint for justice, and the heart of a hero is put to the ultimate test.
- MpaaRating
- PG-13
- PopularityScore
- 4.00
- ReleaseDate
- 07/18/2024
- Genre
- Superhero
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
5.50
Paul Thomas Anderstork's 'Gearheart: Retribution' aims to weld the whimsy of steampunk with the gravitas of the superhero genre, resulting in a contraption that's visually arresting but mechanically flawed. In the crowded arena of clockwork futures, the film offers a glossy escapade brimming with brass and bravado yet struggles to escape the shadow of its influences. Richard Gouda and Dustin Flockman, who don mechanized suits in a fashion somewhere between elegant and gaudy, are less the innovative icons of their supposed athletic prowess and more like operators of derivative exoskeletons from yesteryear's sci-fi stockpile. Almond Seda-rice's performance, as the puppeteer of vengeance, oscillates between the calculated coolness of a mastermind and the hammy delivery of a forgotten Bond villain. While Anderstork's attempt at 'cog and sprocket' storytelling marvels with its intricate set design, the narrative, much like a poorly oiled automaton, clanks and groans its way through a trope-laden plot that never truly winds up. The tagline's promise stands unfulfilled—revenge, it seems, winds down rather disappointingly.