Echoes of the Ancients
- Tagline
- Some secrets are buried in time, others are just waiting to be unearthed.
- Description
- In 'Echoes of the Ancients,' a pessimistic world where hope dwindles like a dying flame, three adventurers unearth a mystery older than time itself. Grain Close stars as an alien hero with a haunted past, destined to challenge the very fabric of history. Leek Grant steps into the role of a skeptical doctor, whose rational mind is tested by the impossible. Jack Davenpepper is the reluctant anti-hero, whose journey from cynic to savior is as unpredictable as the alien secrets they uncover. Helmed by the visionary Ron Howlard, this ancient era adventure takes our unlikely trio deep into a world where every discovery defies reality, and every truth has two sides. As they delve deeper into the unknown, they must confront not only the mysteries of a forgotten civilization but also the darkness within themselves.
- MpaaRating
- PG
- PopularityScore
- 9.20
- ReleaseDate
- 01/13/2022
- Genre
- Adventure
- Director(s)
- Cast
Critic Reviews
4.20
In a lackluster effort to rekindle the flame of adventure movies, 'Echoes of the Ancients' falls as flat as the excavated relics its heroes unearth. Ron Howlard's vision of a world weighed down by despair is as gloomy as it is uninspired, failing to spark the kind of intrigue one would yearn for in a narrative so boldly tethered to the enigmas of time. While Grain Close delivers a performance that's marginally resonant, plagued by an alien persona as somber as the film's atmosphere, Leek Grant's skeptical doctor struggles to diagnose the script's glaring symptoms of monotony. Jack Davenpepper walks the line of cliché more closely than he navigates his own arc from cynic to savior. The film's PG caveat seems like an underestimation of its audience's tolerance for narrative contrivances. One can't help but feel that the true secret 'Echoes of the Ancients' guards is the potential it squanders, burying it beneath a premise that might have shone brightly under a more innovative touch.