America's Allies Are Looking for the Kill Switch
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Kill Switch isn't the worst-rated movie in the history of Rotten Tomatoes; there are at least 100 contenders ahead of it. Nor is the worst-reviewed film centering on an evil corporate conspiracy — LL Cool J took care of that with the Rollerball sequel. It's not even the worst-rated movie in which a pilot must save the day — Nicolas Cage took care of that with Left Behind. But given Kill Switch's 9% favorable rating 1 on the Tomatometer, 2 I assumed that the credited director, Tim Smit, was simply an alternative version of the pseudonym filmmakers use to disavow their own work, Alan Smithee. But it turns out he's a real person. No hard feelings, Tim, I hope.
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