So, I'll admit that I grazed the synopsis and went into this film expecting an adaptation of "1984"-the description mentions a book version in that year. It wasn't until halfway through I'd realized I was in for a much less thrilling film. The lack of plot, moved forward by two bland, unlikeable characters, was only saved by the anticipation that this film was about to erupt into a science-fiction action plot. If you imagine that the elusive US government they're avoiding is actually a reimagined-Big Brother; that their bond is not just English-speakers in a foreign country but against a tapestry of enemy spies who don't know the language and use otherworldly currency from the new "continent" of Nicaragua, it's almost worth it. Although, at the end of the day, this is not a retelling of 1984 and there will be no science fiction tropes, so no, it's not worth it in the slightest.
Review of Stars at Noon
