He’s also great at being more serious in suspenseful moments.
He makes scenes funny at the best moments with an irked facial expression or awkward timing. He’s relatable, and the best thing he brings to this role is a casual sense of humor. Harry Shum Jr, likely best known from his time on Glee or in Crazy Rich Asians, is excellent as the bereaved and obsessive James. It seems like most of this characters purpose is to provide exposition and some good one liners his character is pretty much abandoned by the second half of the film. There’s a former detective who serves to ground James as he begins his investigation, warning him to not fall too far down the rabbit hole. If the film had started out as a cyber-noir and not tried to throw us right into horror and suspense, the noir mystery likely would have worked better.īroadcast Signal Intrusion doesn’t do much with most of the supporting characters. It’s a subtle shift, but it’ll likely be enough to make some viewers lose interest. What started out as a horror/sci-fi film with the unsettling intrusions and disturbing imagery starts to turn into a noir-thriller. Unfortunately, this is where the plot starts to become a bit convoluted as Broadcast Signal Intrusion tries to be too many things. As James becomes more obsessed with this mystery, he becomes more convinced that the missing women and the broadcasts are connected. James finds out that the day before each of these broadcast intrusions, a woman has gone missing. It’s also got a lot of great nods to life in the late 90’s, like a mention of renting a tape from Blockbuster for a date (wouldn’t that be nice?). Anyone who’s spent a lot of time looking into this mystery will likely be intrigued by Broadcast Signal Intrusion. It seems like we’ll have an interesting mystery on our hands.īroadcast Signal Intrusion is, of course, loosely based on the Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion of the late 80s, a real mystery that remains unsolved. It’s 15 years after the broadcast intrusions, and despite the best efforts of the FCC and the FBI, the hackers were never caught. As he begins to try to track down all of the pirate broadcasts, the film feels like it will be an exciting thriller. The beginning of Broadcast Signal Intrusion feels like a sci-fi/horror film, with James having strange dreams that are eerily similar to the surreal broadcast intrusions. Listen to the latest episode of the AIPT Movies Podcast!
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