The Domestics

I'm not a fan of post apocalyptic movies by any means Mad Max being the exception ( I hated The Road ) it's a genre I find almost always a bit depressing, but I had so much fun watching this movie! Just sit back empty your brain and enjoy, it's a 6 from me.

This post apocalypse movie is good one. It has that right amount of thrill at right moments. You will feel like you have seen movies like it but trust me it is a good and fresh movie surely. A good watch for thriller fans.

The Domestics was one I went into apprehensively, I figured I'd not like it but I was wrong.........kinda.

In a post apocalyptic world the remaining survivors have fallen under one of two categories. The Domestics, people who want to live like they did before everything went to hell and the gangs who want to live the way they want to at the cost of those around them.

Personally I liked this idea, the different gangs each with their own gimmicks and appearances appealed to me. But sadly the movie doesn't live up to the potential of the premise.

Starring Kate Bosworth it's a stylish looking interesting movie that structurally is all over the place. Beginning/middle/end? Not here, this bounces from scene to scene almost at random feeling more like a series of skits than a movie.

Sure it has some great moments, but mashed altogether to make a film I was left confused as to why they'd do that.

The Domestics is a cluster of great ideas ruined by incompetence and foolish writing decisions.

The Good:

I like the idea

Looks the part

Interesting soundtrack

The Bad:

Some of the worse structuring I've seen from a movie in years

Misses the mark on several levels

So people kept telling me that this was The Purge meets Mad Max. I can't really say i'm a fan of The purge, but however i very much adore Mad Max and post-apocalyptic themes.

This movie was pretty damned fun to watch, they established all the different crazy factions out there and it weirdly enough fits together.

I dunno if i'm biased but to me this movie was a good time. Don't overthink it, just enjoy the damned ride.

7/10

It's not a bad film, and probably worth watching when it comes on TV - that's about it really.

The acting is good but the characters are a bit silly in many ways as the story progresses.

So if you can't think of anything to watch this isn't a bad choice provided you don't have many expectations for a film that is trying to cash in on the current tend for post-apocalyptic stuff.

What I would like to know is how they still have mains electricity.