Then There Was

This movie showed a total chaos after some days with no electricity, okay, so, what? Movie depict the humans as total and brutal savages. I do not share the director views in this one, people tend to help each other in extreme situations, not the opposite.

Well the first half anyway is a somber and quite depressing look at the subject matter I always say was covered so awesomely in an episode of the greatest Sci Fi show ever made, The Twilight Zone. In the episode called 'The Monsters Of Maple Street.'

+1 Star for the movie pulling very few punches in the first half....

Really a nice retelling of that story with a few variations.

The biggest enemy of man, is man.

+1 Star For Really being fairly clear on that point even though a lot won't get it.

7/10

This film needed to be massively edited. The problem was the writer clearly had some kind of ego trip that they didn't their cut out what they thought was significant and important content, which in truth was boring and pointless mundane and lame.

The girls were just unwatchable.

Actually, every character was pathetic.

I have no idea what the point was, other than "guns bad".

The writers and everyone involved in this dogs breakfast should be ashamed. So much potential ruined by amateur skills surpassed by inflated ego.

Any review over 3 is someone attached to the film.

So much potential, ruined by amateurs resorting to cliches, 1 dimensional characters and pointless, repugnant side stories.

I am scatching because I know they are reading this and they deserve it. Well edited, if I were the editor I would not want my name attached to this film

Some of the user reviews raved about this film, while others trashed it. I' in between. There are some wonderful exterior shots. There is--at times--some well-earned tension. And there is an ending that might surprise some of you.

On the other hand: the acting is not really that good. There are not startling or unique effects. The pacing--which was OK for my during my lunch break--might be painstakingly slow from some.

Bottom line: If you have a free night and you can't find anything else that interests you, then check this one out. It isn't a complete waste of time (unlike "Aftershock" which I just saw and other than some laughs at some sick humor-e.g. a guy loses his hand--graphically--and his female partner picks it up and places it in her purse. On the way to the hospital with his injury, his female friend has her purse ripped off. Had to laugh at this bit--and a couple more.)

So for an OK night, with an OK movie--you could certainly do far worse than "The Blackout."

As others have said, the total breakdown of society happens extremely quick in this movie. I think that's a problem a lot of people had watching it. I get they want to push the plot along but there are also so many moments when you're telling the characters to not do something logical. Movies that have to use dumb decisions to advance the plot or unrealistic scenarios are usually lazy writers. Add in some stereotypical stuff, like a pregnant woman in an end of times movie and teenagers making bad choices that also drag it down. I did want to like this movie, and the acting was pretty good outside of one college girl, But the plot is what did it in for me. I think if it did not have the college kids it could have been saved. I guess It's okay if you are watching it for free and need a couple of hours to kill, but you will not remember this movie long after you watch it. A good movie will make you think about it afterwards, this one just made me mad I watched it and wasted two hours. Especially the ending.