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When reconnaissance satellites pick a radioactive heat signature in a remote tribal region of Afghanistan, CIA Agent Ben Keynes and his highly trained Special Ops team are sent in to investigate the phenomenon. Amid the bedlam of the war-torn region, the Agency fears that Al-Qaida has finally got its hands on a nuclear weapon. As the team head into the barren Afghan desert it soon becomes clear that this threat may be coming from something infinitely more powerful and definitely not human.
How do you fight an enemy that s not of this world?
SPECIAL FEATURES:
* THE MAKING OF THE OBJECTIVE.
* TRAILER.
How do you fight an enemy that s not of this world?
SPECIAL FEATURES:
* THE MAKING OF THE OBJECTIVE.
* TRAILER.
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Blair Witch in Afghanistan --The Hollywood Reporter
The tension is so thick you can feel it radiating out off the screen --Fearsmag
A very sweaty psychological thriller --Cinematical.com
The tension is so thick you can feel it radiating out off the screen --Fearsmag
A very sweaty psychological thriller --Cinematical.com
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Objective, from the director of the Blair witch project, is set in the midst of the current Afghan war, which is an original place for a supernatural thriller to begin from; the film follows an elite unit of soldiers tasked with protecting a CIA operative, who is seemingly willing to sacrifice everything in his pursuit of 'The Objective'.
Little is told to the soldiers protecting the CIA agent apart from the fact that they are searching for an Afghan holy-man named Mohammed Oban who may be able to shed some light on finding 'the objective'. As the squad proceeds deeper into the mountains in their search for the objective, the locals insist that they do not proceed into a region held in high regard for religious reasons, it soon becomes obvious that religious fervour is not the only thing keeping the locals out of the area...
The acting is solid, none of the names really ring a bell, but you won't be laughing at anyone's attempt at drama, aside from the rather dodgy bit of equipment the CIA agent lugs around the whole time, the film is genuinely believable and resultantly quite intriguing, a decent watch with some memorable moments, most notably the 'headlights' scene.
Little is told to the soldiers protecting the CIA agent apart from the fact that they are searching for an Afghan holy-man named Mohammed Oban who may be able to shed some light on finding 'the objective'. As the squad proceeds deeper into the mountains in their search for the objective, the locals insist that they do not proceed into a region held in high regard for religious reasons, it soon becomes obvious that religious fervour is not the only thing keeping the locals out of the area...
The acting is solid, none of the names really ring a bell, but you won't be laughing at anyone's attempt at drama, aside from the rather dodgy bit of equipment the CIA agent lugs around the whole time, the film is genuinely believable and resultantly quite intriguing, a decent watch with some memorable moments, most notably the 'headlights' scene.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a kind of sci-fi tinged military drama set in Afghanistan. Jonas Ball, bearing an uncanny likeness to Burn Notice's Jeffery Donovan in voice and mannerisms, is the CIA operative sent in to lead a team of special forces troops into the desert and find a mysterious target. The CIA fears that Al Qaeda has got their hands on a nuclear bomb or other radiation source, but Ball's CIA goon is under orders to pretend they're going in to get a statement of support for the war from a holy man. And that's as far as I can go without giving away the plot (believe it or not all of the above is laid out via exposition in about the first 5 mins). After that the film is light on plot but heavy on atmosphere. Blair Witch co-helmer Daniel Meyrick tries to make the best of a (very) low budget, and succeeds to some degree. There are well executed eerie scenes in a village that highlight the cutlure clash gulfs to such an extreme that the villagers in Burkas almost feel alien. There are also a few brief combat scenes later on which feel quite realistic. Amusingly one of the plot elements has managed to make it easier for Meyrick to get by on a low budget and few special effects by explaining away generalised mysterious events as part of the overall plot. A few bizarre encounters are dealt with well, although at times this feels like it's borrowing very heavily from Blair Witch (wooden structures in odd places, map reading issues, a group fractuing under the stress of being in a gradually wierder situation etc). The mystery itself is interesting, and is handled well, but while the cast feel nicely varied and reasonably believable as well disciplined military figures, you do wonder why some of them don't freak out just a little more.
Overall, this is not high excitement or high drama - or even high action. It is however a well handled, desert set low budget drama with some nicely handled strangeness, sparing but effective CGI, and good acting.
Overall, this is not high excitement or high drama - or even high action. It is however a well handled, desert set low budget drama with some nicely handled strangeness, sparing but effective CGI, and good acting.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
How many more angles can you build into a film, current Afghan war, special forces, CIA, supernatural, well all this comes together in this one film, and works really well on all fronts.
From the creators of 'The Blair Witch Project' you get that erie feeling plus more. I can't think of another film that brings all this together so well and would suggest you take a look for yourself, it's worth it.
From the creators of 'The Blair Witch Project' you get that erie feeling plus more. I can't think of another film that brings all this together so well and would suggest you take a look for yourself, it's worth it.
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Brilliant idea. Watchable enough.
'The Objective' is an intriguing premise. On paper it's a cracking little yarn about soldiers fighting a supernatural enemy, whilst lost in the deserts of Afghanistan. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Arthur Askey's Legs
Rubbish
The start was standard: CIA to investigate anomolies in the desert. A group of soldiers investigate with a CIA operative. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Phil64
The objective: recycle bin..
This is really one of the worst sf movies I ever watched... Embarrassing "acting", utterly ridiculous "story", you name it... Read more
Published 5 months ago by konk
Great Premise - Lousy Direction
My title says it all. This had the basis to be a great movie. The idea is excellent. A US Special Forces squad sent to investigate an unexplained satellite reading in a remote... Read more
Published 5 months ago by MovieCritic2011
I feel like apologising to my TV for having to display this ...
The Objective is the kind of film you watch and think 'this was probably a two-part mini-series on some lesser US station'. Read more
Published 13 months ago by J. Fryar
The objective is to review
Good modern day sci fi. Well presented but leaves a big question at the end. Enjoyable, exciting and thought provoking.
Well worth watching.
Well worth watching.
Published 14 months ago by Margaret White
Intriguing
Look, this isn't a film that tells the whole story. If you like your movies to tie up all the loose ends, for everything to be explained to you, then this isn't for you - move on... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Vaughan
The Objective
Watched the film as soon as I got it loved it one of the better films about the war in Afghanistan with a bit of a twist in the tale dont know how I missed this when It came out... Read more
Published 17 months ago by G.DOUDIE
Not a bad thriller, anti-climatic ending
I thought overall this was a good film and very well acted. However, the ending is very disappointing, and you are left wanting somewhat more than is delivered. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Louise Roberts
Interesting idea but could have been better
This was an intersting sort of film that suffered from ome weaknesses. I would describe it as a mixture of Predator, Apocalypse Now, Close Encounters of The Third Kind, The X Files... Read more
Published 18 months ago by blackbour
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