20 Upcoming Movies That Might Be Surprisingly Good
4. Apex
Apex is a new survival thriller starring Charlize Theron as a rock climber who finds herself being hunted by a serial killer (Taron Egerton) in the wild, forcing her to employ her own set of skills to outfox him.
This is the premise of literally dozens of empty-headed action thrillers over the last few decades, all of them blatantly inspired by the classic 1924 short story The Most Dangerous Game.
And so, it's easy to pawn this one off as yet another forgettable thriller, all the more so as it's a Netflix Original.
But even ignoring the appealing pairing of Theron and Egerton, the real reason that Apex could surpass expectations is director Baltasar Kormákur, who has a habit of taking by-the-numbers concepts and elevating them into modestly entertaining genre outings, with his filmography including the likes of 2 Guns, Everest, Adrift, and Beast.
Don't be too surprised if this one packs an uncommonly visceral and stylish punch as a result.