Land of Bad (2024)

Director: William Eubank

Starring: Russell Crowe, Milo Ventimiglia, Liam Hemsworth

When an Army ODA team is ambushed, their only hope lies with an Air Force JTAC (Liam Hemsworth) and a drone pilot (Russell Crowe) to guide them through a brutal 48-hour battle for survival.

Someone should have warned them ‘Land of Bad’ is a marketing disaster as a title for a movie. There is no way I’m going to remember the movie by this title.

‘Land of Bad’ offers nothing original. We’ve seen this premise so many times before and chances are you’re going to watch it for the action and not so much the story. A Delta Force team is sent to the Philippines to extract a CIA agent (whom we never get to see). Kinney (Liam Hemsworth) – also known as Playboy – is mistakenly assigned to the operation, and – as predicted – becomes the protagonist.

When the extraction goes horribly wrong, the team relies on drone operator ‘Reaper’ (Russell Crowe) to be their eyes and guide them to safety. ‘Land of Bad’ is a no-holds-barred actioner with action and adventure from beginning to end. There are a few very good action sequences and even well crafted suspense. I do think the film’s final moments could have been better, but in general I rather enjoyed ‘Land of Bad’ – even if just for the action and to see those ripped bodies in action.

Would I watch it again? I think so, yes.