Film Review – The Serpent

The big screen needs new action heroes, and it’s been difficult to find people capable of presenting such toughness while backed by at least passable direction and writing. Stepping up to the plate is Gia Skova, a Russian-born fashion model who’s tried to make something happen as an actress for nearly a decade. Perhaps fed up with the system, Skova decides to make her own cinematic bruiser with “The Serpent,” claiming acting, writing, directing, and producing credits on the picture, which follows a CIA agent working to crack a terrorist event involving bombs implanted in children. Skova keeps herself front and center during the film, trying to sell herself as a major threat to evil men, but the reality of “The Serpent” isn’t quite as captivating, with the production basically a gigantic mess of baffling moviemaking choices and low-budget blunders. Skova creates one seriously goofball feature that’s meant to celebrate her industry presence, but the endeavor primarily reinforces her inexperience with the production process. She wants to be an action star, but she barely qualifies as an action figure. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com