On a distant planet in the future, General Lynex (Rachel Griffiths) has been leading immoral works under colonization company Exor. When the situation gets out of control, she intends to wipe out the population to cover up her crimes. Military pilot Kane Sommerville (Daniel MacPherson) learns of the scheme and tries to save his daughter Indi who is still on the planet. He crash lands to find Sy Lombrok (Kellan Lutz) who claims to be a nurse.

This is one of those smaller sci-fi movies that has found a space in the myriad of distribution streams. Kellan Lutz does not fill me with confidence. He's fine if somewhat forgettable. There are various flashbacks that don't help the tension. The story could be straight forward but none of it really helps. With the opening act with Indi, I assumed that it's her story but she disappears for most of the middle. The CGI action seems functional as far as modern movies go. The creature design is a step back. The positive is that it's a real creature effect but it's not a mobile design. There are real limitations which CGI could help. I also dislike the first appearance of a creature during a flashback. Obviously, Sy survives because it's a flashback. There are too many flaws to overlook despite some functional elements.

Kane (Daniel MacPherson) is a military pilot working for Excor a colonizer of planets. Excor has created beings that are adaptable and can clear out the indigenous population of planets. Things go wrong at the prison labor camp where the creatures are created and Kane is on a mission to save his daughter (Teagan Croft) who lives in the capital city.

The story was interesting, if the main characters were not. The dialogue really wasn't bad, it just lacked delivery, i.e. the acting and directing were poor. The creatures looked like something out of "The Dark Crystal." The movie is divided up into chapters, why I don't know. It also has some narration and flashbacks on characters. After watching Kellan Lutz on screen, the awkwardly introduce him at the end of the film with a flashback. It needed an editor.

For some this may have bitten more than it can chew. Having said that, I don't think it's a bad thing to dream big rather than to settle on something small from the beginning. The ending is a bit ... well ominous, but then I have no idea how this fairs to the book(s) this is obviously based on.

It has some quality actors in it too and the action and set pieces are very well thought of. Still this will not become a Science Fiction classic as far as I can tell. But it is a decent effort and has some very interesting ideas ... also the makeup and other practical effects are really well done.