Twisted Pair (2019)

Film review #712

Director: Neil Breen

SYNOPSIS: Cade and Cale are twins that were abducted when they were children by aliens and given superpowers to save the human race. Cale’s methods were deemed too extreme and violent and he was dismissed from the program, but now as adults, the two twins clash as they try to stop an evil corporation using A.I. and other scary concepts…

THOUGHTS/ANALYSIS: Twisted Pair is a 2019 sci-fi film by Neil Breen. The film centres n two brothers, Cade and Cale, who were abducted by aliens and given super powers to save humanity from greedy corporations that use scary buzzwords. Cale is abandoned as his methods of dealing with corporations and CEOs is deemed too excessive (apparently), and now that they are grown adults, Cale is working as a secret agent bringing the evil corporations down, while Cale kidnaps CEOs and tortures them, setting up the two against each other when they finally reunite. Whether you are a fan of Breen’s anti-establishment, no budget endeavours, or detest his over pretentious allusions to being the second coming of Jesus, you’ll either love or hate the fact that Breen, aside from directing, writing and producing the film as usual, also plays the two main characters, so you get double the Breen for your buck. The only real difference visually between the two being that the evil Cale has a beard, utilising the typical “Evil Spock’s beard” trope. The iconography is about as subtle as being hit by a truck going the speed limit, with Breen stroking an eagle and narrating about artificial intelligence being evil (he’s not entirely wrong, but he’s not actually making much of a case or interesting story with his weak script and bland delivery).

The plot of this film is the usual Breen stuff: evil corporations are doing evil things, using evil Buzzwords like ” artificial intelligence” and “nanotechnology” to do bad things. Breen’s character himself (or themselves, I guess) are the sole ones capable of saving humanity from itself, and are the only bastion of good in the world free from the grip of corporations. Also adding in the mix of aliens and Breen’s character having allusions to being Jesus, you’ve got the typical Breen formula. There’s nothing new or unique to really highlight in this film. You can appreciate Breen’s seemingly genuine desire to be independent and not bound by any corporate interests, but would it hurt to get extras that can actually act, or maybe learn how to do effects that are not just cut and pasted from in front of a greenscreen? there’s also the typical habit of Breen’s character dating women quite a bit younger than he is, which is questionable at best. there’s no real evolution in Breen’s filmmaking, thought or writing: it’s just the same recycled stuff over and over, for better or worse.

The only real thing I can say about this film is that if you love Breen or you hate him, there’s twice as much of him in this film. Do with that information what you will.