Then There Was

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."

Yawner. Pushed no boundaries. A what could be movie about a blackout. Everything implied, nothing seen. Good cure for insomniacs.

You either get my title or you don't. Anyway, wow, not a bad nobody of a movie. There are a lot of movies out there and only 10 stars. But I thought this one was better than a 5.3 so I give it a 6 for the curve. Only heard of one of the actors and thought the majority of all the acting was good. Actually thought some of the performances were really good. Wondered why nobody looked familiar. Only thing I didn't get was the illustration for the movie. There weren't any men with gas masks. Nor was there a significant woman with a small child. Oh well, worth something to put in if there's nothing else.

Nothing groundbreaking. The acting is good enough and the story is decent but it seems more it should a single episode of TWD or some such show. Plot is kinda weak to carry a whole movie.

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