“The Intergalactic Adventures Of Max Cloud” (also known as “Max Cloud”) is a really bad film about retro videogames. Scott Adkins (“Accident Man”, “Ninja”) is clearly trying to show us that he can do more comedic roles but the film is just terrible. It is so similar to a game that we just want to pick it up and play it but instead, we’re sat watching somebody else play.

In this movie, Sarah (Isabelle Allen “Killers Anonymous”) is a gamer in the early 90s that finds herself transported into a sci-fi videogame after discovering an easter egg. Now, she’s trapped inside where losing a life in the game could really mean death.

Scott Adkins plays Max Cloud. He gets to do some fighting and that’s good but all the comedy just falls flat. It’s a shame that Adkins has picked this script to try and showcase more of his acting range. Isabelle Allen is forgettable as Sarah. When inside the game, she’s actually playing as a male character so we don’t even see Isabelle Allen for most of the movie. She’s being controlled by her friend ‘Cowboy’ and he’s easily the dullest character in the whole movie. The villains are not remotely memorable.

I’ll admit that the makers of the film have captured the whole retro 80s and 90s aesthetic but the whole film is all style and absolutely no substance. The action sequences are often irritating due to their speed and other gimmicks to make it look more like a game. Some of the special effects are okay but instead of being impressed by them, we are just cringing at the horrendous dialog. It’s basically “Jumanji” meets “Zathura” but with a really bad script. I hope Adkins can find some more interesting roles that showcase more of his comedic side.