Stargate Theatre

Deadly Voltage

On this episode of Stargate Theatre I am taking a look at the 2015 made for tv movie “Deadly Voltage” starring Mike Dopud as Jamie and Alaina Huffman as Charlotte. The movie was directed by John L'Ecuyer and tells the story of a family who are taking a trip to commemorate the death of a family member when a freak electrical storm ravishes the land.

Jamie and Charlotte are divorced with two kids but continue to honour the memory of a family member by taking an annual trip to the woods but this year Jamie invites his new girlfriend Megan played by Krista Bridges which causes some strife between them as well as issues with the kids who have not yet taken to the new women in their lives. Jamie takes the kids in his car with Charlotte picking up her mother with the intent of meeting up at the cabin but the weather front deteriorates and continues on its path towards the cabin and surrounding woodlands. Jamie and his daughter go for a hike as his son takes his bike into town to make a phone call to his girlfriend (mobiles have been confiscated by Jamie) and this is when the weather takes a turn and the thunder and lightning intensifies beyond any normal storm. As the lightning strikes the land and ball lightning creates havoc along with quiet a few deaths the family has to survive and seek out one another cumuliating with Jamie using his research to counter the immediate threat to his family and the local community.

Deadly Voltage is a rather slow paced movie which relies on an awful lot of stock weather footage and seemingly endless shots of vehicles driving down roads and passing various types of trees. The cast overall are more than upto the demands of this tv movie but are let down by a weak script and direction that doesn’t try to counter the pacing issues. That said the final quarter of the movie does pick up as the threat of the storm reaches its peak and you realise that if the movie had this pace all along then this would have been something to really take pride in. As a fan of Mike Dopud and Alaina Huffman this was a let down and more so because I bought the movie on Blu-ray as a first watch but at least the production is solid and with limited effects does not take the viewer out of any moment. I can not really recommend the movie unless you have an afternoon to while away and have an interest in any of the cast and even then you may find yourself picking up your tablet everytime we get a scene of a car driving around and around.

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My thanks for visiting the website and listening to the podcast, this wasn’t a highlight of Stargate Theatre but not every "b” movie regardless of the budget or intent proves to be a hit or at least entertaining. Any thoughts are most welcome and as always if you want to join me on the podcast to talk Stargate or have a movie (featuring Stargate actors) you would like to chat about then get in touch and we’ll sort something out. Reviews and Ratings are always welcome and sharing via social media appreciated, that aside keep enjoying your Stargate (in any form) and let anyone you know that this is a great franchise which is long overdue for a return to the small screen.