Almost a year ago, our own Dan Casey reported about an Indiegogo campaign for Hardcore, an action movie told 100% from the hero’s point of view. Not only was the movie fully funded, the movie was fully made! Above is the first trailer, and like the first person shooter video games that have inspired it, the movie looks intense.

From the synopsis, we are taken on the film’s journey through the eyes of Henry. He wakes up in a lab with no memory. His wife is there to tell him his name, and that he is now a cyborg.

A few moments later she is kidnapped by the movie’s villain, Akan. Oh, and he also owns his own army and has telekinesis. Henry must now use his new cybernetic abilities to traverse the city of Moscow, Russia, in an effort to get her back. The only person that doesn’t want to kill Henry is Jimmy, played by Sharlto Copley, and even he seems to be on the shady side.

If you are a fan of FPS video games, this movie will quickly become one of your favorites. Even if you are more Lego Batman than Call of Duty, the movie’s visuals are not ones we usually see in a film, are are definitely worth checking out.

Hardcore, produced by Timur Bekmambetov and directed by Ilya Naishuller, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

So what do you think? Is the world ready for an FPS movie? Will it be the same without 13-year-old kids swearing at you through your headset every 2 seconds? Let me know on Twitter or sound off in the comments below.

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HT: Collider

IMAGE: Hardcore Movie