Film Review – The Humanity Bureau

For his third film release of 2018, Nicolas Cage takes a trip to dystopia in “The Humanity Bureau.” Screenwriter Dave Schultz seems ready to give the actor a sizable role of dramatic expression and action physicality, but in the hands of director Rob W. King, Cage is often left to carry entire scenes with his highly rehearsed, paycheck-stroking enthusiasm. “The Humanity Bureau” has ideas it wants to share on the state of the planet and its futureworld slide into government-controlled barbarity, believing itself to be a commentary on modern woes. However, the movie has trouble selling the misery visually, finding severe budgetary issues pinning the effort to the ground, making it difficult to invest in whatever suspense manages to materialize during the run time.  Read the rest at Blu-ray.com