In today’s cinematic landscape, where social media pits similar films against each other in real-time, this creative overlap is a death sentence. The promise of eternal youth in a film can never be bargained for without serious repercussions. Perhaps the most frustrating part of Shell is that, on its own, it’s a perfectly decent and well-acted film. In the end, Shell feels like a shell of a more interesting film. It’s fun enough, but it’s certainly not one of the most interesting films of the year, existing more as a curious footnote than a statement of its own.