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'''''Assimilate''''' is a 2019 American science fiction horror film directed by John Murlowski and starring [[Joel Courtney]], [[Andi Matichak]] and [[Calum Worthy]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hamman|first=Cody|title=TRAILER: HALLOWEEN'S ANDI MATICHAK TAKES ON DOPPELGANGERS IN ASSIMILATE|date=6 May 2019|publisher=[[JoBlo.com]]|url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/trailer-halloweens-andi-matichak-takes-on-doppelgangers-in-assimilate|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|title=We’ve Body-snatched the ‘Assimilate’ Trailer [Exclusive]|date=22 April 2019|publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3557077/weve-bodysnatched-the-assimilate-trailer-exclusive/|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tannenbaum|first=Emily|title=What the F*ck You Just Watched: ‘Assimilate’ on Netflix|date=28 October 2019|publisher=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a29613556/assimilate-review-spoilers/|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref> |
'''''Assimilate''''' is a 2019 American science fiction horror film directed by John Murlowski and starring [[Joel Courtney]], [[Andi Matichak]] and [[Calum Worthy]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hamman|first=Cody|title=TRAILER: HALLOWEEN'S ANDI MATICHAK TAKES ON DOPPELGANGERS IN ASSIMILATE|date=6 May 2019|publisher=[[JoBlo.com]]|url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/trailer-halloweens-andi-matichak-takes-on-doppelgangers-in-assimilate|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Miska|first=Brad|title=We’ve Body-snatched the ‘Assimilate’ Trailer [Exclusive]|date=22 April 2019|publisher=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3557077/weve-bodysnatched-the-assimilate-trailer-exclusive/|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tannenbaum|first=Emily|title=What the F*ck You Just Watched: ‘Assimilate’ on Netflix|date=28 October 2019|publisher=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/movies/a29613556/assimilate-review-spoilers/|accessdate=7 August 2020}}</ref> It is a loose adaption of [[The Body Snatchers]] |
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Directed by | John Murlowski |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Damian Horan |
Edited by | Jason Schmid |
Music by | Sven Faulconer |
Production companies | Boy Meets Girl Productions Sprockefeller Pictures Maple Island Films WeatherVane Productions |
Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Assimilate is a 2019 American science fiction horror film directed by John Murlowski and starring Joel Courtney, Andi Matichak and Calum Worthy.[1][2][3] It is a loose adaption of The Body Snatchers
Plot
Zach and Randy are two kids who run a YouTube channel dedicated to exploring their town somewhere in Missouri. However, they don't get as many views as they expect to, due to the fact that their town has nothing interesting going on. Zach is in love with a girl named Kayla, a lacrosse player over at the local high school, but she only regards him as a friend. During the day, Zach and Randy meet a neighbor, Ms. Bisette, who is concerned about a strange bug moving in an unnatural, synchronized pattern on her apples.
One night, Zach and Randy hear screaming from Ms. Bisette's house, and when they go in, she screams that something bit her. However, the next day Ms. Bisette claims that nothing happened when questioned by Deputy Josh Haywood. Zach and Randy begin to see disturbing events unfold the next day, with the pastor and sheriff acting emotionless. However, Haywood dismisses the claims, telling the two not to cause any more trouble.
Outside, they run into Kayla, who is worried about the erratic behavior of her parents. Their suspicions are confirmed when Zach witnesses a bug running around the attic, with Kayla's mom's body in a hamper. However, Haywood finds nothing during a search the next day. Around that time, Kayla's mom comes, but also displays the same emotionless behavior. With no other choice, Zach, Randy, and Kayla leave, leaving behind Kayla's younger brother Joey. The three go to Zach's farmhouse, where they see Zach's dad, an amputee, but he oddly gets up from his wheelchair, having been replaced by a copycat. The townspeople surround Zach and Randy and lock them in the farmhouse, putting two ice coolers in front of them. Zach then witnesses his mom being killed and "assimilated" by the bug. Luckily, Zach and Randy escape and with Kayla's help, run to Haywood's RV. By now, Haywood has begun to believe Zach and Randy, having killed his double. The four plan to radio the National Guard and send someone in, but the townspeople swarm the RV. In the ensuing chaos, Haywood is dragged out of the window and killed, and Randy leads the assimilated away as a distraction while Zach and Kayla run.
Kayla explains that there is a flower shop van that could serve as an escape vehicle. In order to reach it, they display the same emotions as the copies, fooling the doubles. They pass by the burned corpses of the townspeople, and Zach manages to get the keys. However, Kayla witnesses a process in which the kids are coerced by their parents to be bitten and copied. Kayla poses as a copy and finds Joey, but a single tear is seen by a copy and exposes her ruse. Zach is able to grab Kayla, but Joey runs off to a family cabin in the woods (Kayla having instructed him to). In the forest, Zach finds Randy, but it's revealed that Randy was killed and replaced with a copycat, and Kayla and Zach are forced to drown the copy. Zach makes a plan to upload another one of his vlogs to YouTube, hoping to tell the world what is happening. However, since both Zach and Kayla were bitten by the bugs earlier, their copies come to kill them. Zach and Kayla fend off their clones with cyanide gas, killing them, and they are able to upload the vlog onto YouTube.
The two run into the woods into the cabin, where they find Joey staring at the TV screen, having escaped. In a reveal through TV displays, Zach and Kayla watch in horror as feeds from Washington, D.C., Beijing, Agra, Paris, London, New York and Tokyo show copies burning the corpses of dead humans and walking in the same emotionless state as previously seen. Zach, Kayla, and Joey realize their town was among the last to be hit by the copies.
The final scene shows the YouTube video comment section, where it's revealed that multiple people are still alive in different cities of the world, specifically Boston, Nanjing and Prague. However, the state of the Earth is unknown, with the copies now outnumbering the humans.
Cast
- Joel Courtney as Zach Henderson
- Calum Worthy as Randy Foster
- Andi Matichak as Kayla Shepard
- Katherine McNamara as Hannah
- Cam Gigandet as Deputy Josh Haywood
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 56% based on nine reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10.[4]
Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "there’s nothing especially original about Assimilate. But director John Murlowski and a talented young cast … do at least keep the action lively and unpretentious."[5]
References
- ^ Hamman, Cody (May 6, 2019). "TRAILER: HALLOWEEN'S ANDI MATICHAK TAKES ON DOPPELGANGERS IN ASSIMILATE". JoBlo.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Miska, Brad (April 22, 2019). "We've Body-snatched the 'Assimilate' Trailer [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ Tannenbaum, Emily (October 28, 2019). "What the F*ck You Just Watched: 'Assimilate' on Netflix". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Assimilate (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ Murray, Noel (May 24, 2019). "Reviews: Scott Adkins' career-best 'Avengement'; 'The Poison Rose' and more". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2021.