Crossworlds is a pretty fun dimension-hopping fantasy adventure that was obviously made on a low-budget & is very typical 90's direct-to-video style filmmaking.
I love B-movies from the 80's & 90's as that was my era, i was born in the 80's & raised 90's & so i love films from those eras.
Crossworlds is a time-travel type film, it's a fantasy piece mixed with dimension-hopping & a group of fun characters.
Basically a nerd type young man named Joe (Josh Charles) finds out he is special. Joe has a necklace with a magical diamond that is a kind of magic key to open dimensions when it's connected to a magical staff. There's a lot of background & mythology to all this but to be honest it's not very clear or fully explained. I think there's lots more knowledge to this crossworlds story but because the film is a low-budget production I'm guessing the film got cut down to a shorter running time. The whole universe in the film needed to be fleshed out more & explored but of course it was very low budget so for what they actually got on screen is still decent & well done.
Anyway Joe is transported to other worlds by two rebel warriors who are fighting an ongoing battle of good vs evil that's been going for centuries....i think, not everything is fully explained. Crossworlds felt like a low budget Dr. Strange movie, the Marvel film that came out much, much later but there's similarities there. Rutger Hauer was like a Dr. Strange character but actually i preferred Crossworlds in it's simplicity to be honest. Yes there's stuff that should've been explained more but i totally liked the then 1990's vibe it has. There's a certain charm to the film as it feels cheesy, comfortable & harmless really. There's nothing that's too violent & no vile language & no bloody gore, just good old fashioned 90's innocent fantasy fun.
A. T is a good warrior who can handle the magical staff & is an other worldly adventure played perfectly by the legendary Rutger Hauer!!!
I'm a massive Rutger Hauer fan so I'm probably a little bit biased but Rutger is so perfectly suited to this type of fantasy, action sci-fi genre, he was excellent in Blade Runner, Split Second, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Hobo With A Shotgun, Hemoglobin, Armageddon, Blind Fury & many more. Hauer is so fun in his sarcastic & couldn't care less attitude & looks awesome in this like an ancient mystical warrior & is easily the best character & performance in the movie.
Josh Charles is fine as the nerdy fish-outta-water Joe, we also find out he's got connections within his family to these dimension-hopping heroes. But again not enough is properly explained.
The third warrior of the universe is a hot chick called Laura, played by a strong Andrea Roth.
A young Jack Black has a small part as one of Joe's buddies & he's quite funny.
The main villain that wants to own the magical staff & control dimensions is a very typical 90's bad guy but played for fun by a very game Stuart Wilson as Ferris, he's fun everytime he's on screen.
The cinematography is actually well done with it's strong colourful filters & there's some fun action scenes, but definitely not as action-packed as you would think. Crossworlds could've done with a slightly faster pace, a few more action scenes & some more explanation into the mythology of it all. But with that being said the film flows at a very relaxed pace & makes for a nice chill out bit of Escapism. The vibe of the film is very relaxed, i felt no real danger, threat or urgency to the story & it all just flowed with characters & actors doing what's expected by the script. I liked Crossworlds for it's easy-watching, easy going approach to a sci-fi adventure film. Many may find this movie boring or disappointing, some parts are but if just sit back, chill out & pop on crossworlds it may just surprise you how much you actually enjoy it!!! Simply a fun 90's B flick.
The film makes for a relaxing late-night flick.
Crossworlds may not be brilliant but it's definitely not terrible & is a solid 7/10 in my opinion.
I love B-movies from the 80's & 90's as that was my era, i was born in the 80's & raised 90's & so i love films from those eras.
Crossworlds is a time-travel type film, it's a fantasy piece mixed with dimension-hopping & a group of fun characters.
Basically a nerd type young man named Joe (Josh Charles) finds out he is special. Joe has a necklace with a magical diamond that is a kind of magic key to open dimensions when it's connected to a magical staff. There's a lot of background & mythology to all this but to be honest it's not very clear or fully explained. I think there's lots more knowledge to this crossworlds story but because the film is a low-budget production I'm guessing the film got cut down to a shorter running time. The whole universe in the film needed to be fleshed out more & explored but of course it was very low budget so for what they actually got on screen is still decent & well done.
Anyway Joe is transported to other worlds by two rebel warriors who are fighting an ongoing battle of good vs evil that's been going for centuries....i think, not everything is fully explained. Crossworlds felt like a low budget Dr. Strange movie, the Marvel film that came out much, much later but there's similarities there. Rutger Hauer was like a Dr. Strange character but actually i preferred Crossworlds in it's simplicity to be honest. Yes there's stuff that should've been explained more but i totally liked the then 1990's vibe it has. There's a certain charm to the film as it feels cheesy, comfortable & harmless really. There's nothing that's too violent & no vile language & no bloody gore, just good old fashioned 90's innocent fantasy fun.
A. T is a good warrior who can handle the magical staff & is an other worldly adventure played perfectly by the legendary Rutger Hauer!!!
I'm a massive Rutger Hauer fan so I'm probably a little bit biased but Rutger is so perfectly suited to this type of fantasy, action sci-fi genre, he was excellent in Blade Runner, Split Second, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Hobo With A Shotgun, Hemoglobin, Armageddon, Blind Fury & many more. Hauer is so fun in his sarcastic & couldn't care less attitude & looks awesome in this like an ancient mystical warrior & is easily the best character & performance in the movie.
Josh Charles is fine as the nerdy fish-outta-water Joe, we also find out he's got connections within his family to these dimension-hopping heroes. But again not enough is properly explained.
The third warrior of the universe is a hot chick called Laura, played by a strong Andrea Roth.
A young Jack Black has a small part as one of Joe's buddies & he's quite funny.
The main villain that wants to own the magical staff & control dimensions is a very typical 90's bad guy but played for fun by a very game Stuart Wilson as Ferris, he's fun everytime he's on screen.
The cinematography is actually well done with it's strong colourful filters & there's some fun action scenes, but definitely not as action-packed as you would think. Crossworlds could've done with a slightly faster pace, a few more action scenes & some more explanation into the mythology of it all. But with that being said the film flows at a very relaxed pace & makes for a nice chill out bit of Escapism. The vibe of the film is very relaxed, i felt no real danger, threat or urgency to the story & it all just flowed with characters & actors doing what's expected by the script. I liked Crossworlds for it's easy-watching, easy going approach to a sci-fi adventure film. Many may find this movie boring or disappointing, some parts are but if just sit back, chill out & pop on crossworlds it may just surprise you how much you actually enjoy it!!! Simply a fun 90's B flick.
The film makes for a relaxing late-night flick.
Crossworlds may not be brilliant but it's definitely not terrible & is a solid 7/10 in my opinion.