Land of Bad

Land of Bad

When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, the ground mission suddenly becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy.

  • Released: 2023-06-10
  • Runtime: 110 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Thrillers
  • Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Luke Hemsworth, Robert Rabiah, Ricky Whittle, Milo Ventimiglia, Russell Crowe, Daniel MacPherson, Chika Ikogwe, Gunner Wright, Joey Vieira, George Burgess
  • Director: William Eubank
 Comments
  • qpkwrfnrt - 3 July 2024
    Hire a Military Advisor!!!
    Great movie idea. Glad to see the JTAC's getting recognized. The major issue I have is the helicopters aren't consistent. HALO at 15,000 ft. From a Blackhawk? Possible but not the asset that would be used as they aren't presurized. All including the crew would have to be on O2 above 10,000 feet, not when the door opens and near their max altitude for the Blackhawk. What is supposed to be a Blackhawk one minute is then a Huey a 2 blade bird vs a Blackhawk 4 blade. These two keep getting cut into the same scenes. Door gunner with an M60? In 1970's Vietnam yes not on 2020's evac or pararrescue. JTAC's aren't slow or wimpy. Their pipeline isn't an easy one and they are just as much special forces as other SF teams. Maybe not Delta or SEAL team 6 but up there with regular SEALS, Green Barrett & Marine Raiders. Did they have a military advisor in this movie? Airmen aren't "soldiers" they are airmen. Just like Marines and SEALs aren't called soldiers.
  • jon_pratt12345 - 18 June 2024
    Entertaining modern action film
    Land of Bad was a surprisingly decent action film. It benefits from a good cast but it feels like a small scale film, despite the wealth of gun fights and explosions.

    The film focuses on a small special forces unit deployed on a dangerous rescue mission and the drone operators accompanying them, albeit from the comfort of a home base.

    When the operation goes pear-shaped the disillusioned, drone pilot played by Russell Crowe, gets personally invested in bringing Chris Hemsworth and the team home.

    The film heavy-handedly juxtaposes the life risking job of the operators on the ground with the disconnected support staff who, aside from Crowe and his co-pilot, seem comically uninterested in anything except watching basketball in the break room.

    Don't expect Apocalypse Now but I would give this a strong recommendation for some entertaining action.