Project Power Review Spoilers Ahead

Project Power is a 2020 American superhero film directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, produced by Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless, and written by Mattson Tomlin. Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback all three deliver pretty solid performances in the Project Power. All those three get caught in pharmaceutical chaos in this high octane. Project Power is a fascinating and exciting sci-fi thriller movie by netflix.

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Plot

In near-future New Orleans, a mysterious distributor offers a free supply of “Power”–a pill that grants various superpowers for five minutes–to a group of drug dealers, including one named Newt.

Robin

Six weeks later, Newt's teenage cousin Robin, a dealer herself, is nearly robbed by customers seeking Power. She is rescued by NOPD Officer Frank Shaver, one of her regular buyers. Art, a man hunting for the distributor “Biggie” tracks down Newt, who dies after a struggle when he overdoses on Power. 

Frank

Frank foils a bank robbery by a Power-enhanced thief, but is suspended for using Power himself. His captain reveals that government personnel are pressuring him to terminate any investigation into Power, and gives Frank a picture of the man they suspect to be the source of the drug: Art.

Using Newt’s phone to find and abduct Robin, Art forces her to take him to the drug cartel's safehouse. He is shot while eliminating several of the cartel's men, and discovers that Power users throughout New Orleans are being monitored as test subjects for the drug. Art bonds with Robin as they treat his wounds, and reveals that after leaving the military, he was recruited by Teleios, a private defense contractor who experimented on him to create superpowers. His daughter Tracy, born after the experiments, exhibited powers without ever taking the drug, and was abducted by Wallace, a Teleios operative.

Teamwork

Art and Robin find Biggie hosting a private demonstration of Project Power for a potential buyer near the Superdome, where large groups of Saints fans are arriving for a home game. Biggie claims that Power represents “the next evolution of the human species”, with the pill’s powers derived from the abilities of animals, such as the chameleon or the wolverine frog. Art interrogates Biggie at gunpoint and learns of a ship, the Genesis, but Frank intervenes, having tracked other users to the demonstration. Biggie takes a dose of Power, forcing Art, Robin, and Frank to flee as Art kills Biggie in an explosion.

Misunderstanding by Frank 

Frank arrests Art and informs his captain, but Art explains that the Power epidemic in New Orleans is mass testing to stabilize the drug, and that Tracy is the source of the drug’s powers. Having convinced Frank that his captain is actually taking orders from Teleios, Art purposely has himself captured by Teleios and taken aboard the Genesis. Frank and Robin infiltrate the ship, and Art persuades a guard to free him. Frank and Art kill Wallace, while Robin finds Tracy and reunites her with her father.

As the four attempt to flee, Robin is captured by Dr. Gardner, the head of Project Power, who demands Tracy in exchange for Robin’s life. 

Cast

Jamie Foxx - Art: a U.S. Army Major and Delta Force operator who was one of Power's original test subjects. Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Frank Shaver; a NOPD detective.

Dominique Fishback - Robin Reilly

Colson Baker - Newt : Robin's cousin and fellow Power dealer, who possesses the ability of thermal regulation that allows him to generate fire from his body. 

Rodrigo Santoro - Biggie : one of Power's creators. 

Amy Landecker - Gardner 

Allen Maldonado - Landry

Kyanna Simone Simpson - Tracy : Art's daughter who possesses the ability to heal organic matter 

Andrene Ward-Hammond - Irene 

Courtney B. Vance - Captain Crane

 Casey Neistat - Moto : Candy's boyfriend 

Jim Klock - Mr. Luker

 Luke Hawx - Bouncer 

Janet Rose Nguyen - Deli Girl 

Rose Bianco - Matriarch 

Yoshi Sudarso - Knifebones : a henchman of Gardner's who possesses the ability of turning his bones into weapons. His power was inherited from a hairy frog   

Jane Chika Oranika - Akeela: Robin's classmate

Jazzy De Lisser - Candy

Azhar Khan - Guello, and some other characters are parts of the cast. 

Climax

The climax was just amazing!

Art confronts Gardner, revealing that Power gives him the abilities of a pistol shrimp, which he uses to kill Gardner and her men and rescue Robin. Using his power costs Art his life, but Tracy resurrects him with her own powers, and they all escape the ship.

Frank intends to expose Project Power to the press, while Art decides to move on. He gives Robin his truck and a bag full of money to cover her mother's medical needs, telling her to use the greatness inside of her. Art and Tracy depart, finally free. Meanwhile, Robin begins a new career as a rapper.