All would be forgiven if the action was top notch, but instead it’s merely serviceable. ... A case of a young director calling their shot, or pure hubris? Possibly a bit of both.

This is a fun one and should be checked out by action film fans.

Unashamedly and proudly a throwback to the era of straight-to-DVD action thrillers, Section 8 really has nothing new to say and is just a slick, modern spin on every routine action movie cliché imaginable.

It almost becomes a running joke that the “elite squad” of the title consists of morons who have no idea what they are doing.