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I wish it had a bigger budget, but not bad at all. The story was interesting to watch and the acting was good.

Would have been better without the social commentary about what the director feels about priests. Otherwise it had the makings of an interesting story.

The child actor who played Sira's character did a good job! Everything was going smoothly, till I saw that ending. The viewers deserved a proper explanation not a cliffhanger?

This film belongs on the Turkey Farm. It makes no sense and is unbelievably boring and insipid. The acting and writing is horrendous. Don't waste your time and thank God for the fast-forward button.

I wanted to like this movie, but it just kept getting dumber and dumber. Bad acting, very monotone, ridiculous story, and just no creativity.

Nothing to learn from it super unbelievable story boring nthg at all in it important

After the hype created by Bird Box, I checked this out.

It's quite a departure for writer / director Perry Bhandal whose first movie was about a Hitman growing up in the slums of Romania. That movie was pretty well received and it would have been easy to Bhandal carry on down that route. Instead he's chosen to try something completely that couldn't be more different. The kind of choice that can either kill or accelerate a career.

Whilst it doesn't hit every mark he aims for it's a very good film and shows Bhandal's not your run of the mill filmaker interested in just churning out a single genre movies.

The movies drops us straight into the story. Somethings happened and we find out that most of the worlds population has disappeared and there's a lethal wind that's mopping up the rest of humanity. Like birdbox and the happening it ignores naure and the animals. The ecological message is loud and clear in this movie and Bhandal clearly thinks the world would be better off without humans (or a lot less of them).

It starts quickly with Sira played by Flynn Allen (who ably shoulders the lead role) sets off on his journey when his sick mother passes. His departure feels a little too quick but when you make the connection with where he is going you understand why.

He's joined by Lilly played my Matilda Freeman (who is brilliant) a little girl that got lost when her family was ambushed by the wind.

We also find that Sira has a scanner that can detect the wind so armed with this they set off to the place that grants wishes whilst trying to avoid this lethal wind.

They come across a bunch of characters, good, bad and misguided. Peter Guiness who plays the priest is particularly good.

Jennife Scott who plays a misguided scientists is new on the scene and is a pretty good actress and of course Luke Goss needs no introduction plays a sniper who has lost a loved one.

Each of the characters has a compelling reason to join Sira and Lilly on their journey to their ultimate destination and for that Bhandal should be congratulated for creating a compelling narrative.

There is an unexpected twist two thirds of the way in and the ending is almost like a religous experience.

The film is good. There is an environmental subtext to it. It is eerie, disturbing and mysterious. I can understand what Bhandal tried to do and he largely succeeded with a I would say a fantasy sci fi. It will be interesting to see what he does next.

A bit theatrical sci fi movie, but it has cool parts and nice drama. It definitely could've been much better if some more details were given in the story. Anyways, it's cool and I liked it.

Of course the below reviewer is just having a laugh, the music is really annoying, there are no special affects terribly bad acting by all, and worst child actors I've ever seen! Hated it.

Caught this at the Boston Sci fi fest last week. I liked the poster and intrigued by the premise. Had heard of Luke Goss and kind of associated him with below par action movies and wondered what he was doing in this. Later discovered he'd collaborated with the same director on interview with a hitman a film I'd heard of but not seen but more on that later. Anyway settled in not knowing what to expect and was well very pleasantly surprised. First of all Goss. I mean who knew he was such a class act, I mean top drawer stuff. He's definitely easy on the eye and it's not too hard to see how easy it would have been to get to A list status if he'd chosen his past movies better. As for the rest of the cast I loved their performances, esp Peter Guiness and the little girl Matilda. I've read some of the short sharp critiques by some on here and whilst not usually one to comment it kinda sucks and I think anyone reading this should just ignore most of that trash talk. The story's been compared to other other recent narratives but it stands on its own. The whole set up is fresh simple and believable. Religion plays a big part, focused mainly on christianity - the priest and the Goss. I thought that contrasted nicely with the Rumi mysticism I was very impressed with the 'wind' effects.. The ending is what makes or breaks a movie and the director goes all out and pulls it off in my opinion. Felt a tug on my heart strings. I wanted to watch Interview with a Hitman before commenting to see if this was fluke of some kind. Surprise surprise that was pretty damn good too. Not sure what Bhandal's up to next but if he can pull off two films which are so wildly different then he's got my attention. A well deserved 9//10

Good movie and new concept as a Sci-Fi movie.Seems like there is a part 2 of this. However, this movie belongs to Sci-Fi category the director has to explain about the scientific phenomena behind the scene. Otherwise I will give 0 points to this movie because it should be belongs to fantasy.

The child actors and mediocre, none of the adults are particularly captivating, and the whole "wind that somehow came from CERN" is just bland, shallow, and straight out of sunday school morals.

i omly regret i cannot give it a zero

But boy oh boy this film was very lackluster on many fronts. I think the idea of this movie is what appealed to the higher ups but this motion picture did not meet the standards of the productions that Luke Goss is usually associated with. The whole pace of the movie was horrible his mother who we know nothing about kicks the can in the first 30 seconds providing no sort of character development the boy meets characters and after a 1 minute conversation is willing to risk his life for them. The special effects were amateurish at best and the acting was no better. I hope this level of production doesn't continue for Luke it's really not a good look he should take a page from Nick Cage who doesn't do anymore blockbuster's but atleast his films are watchable.

Ok i liked the actors and the acting.. the kids not the adults. But that ending, what?? Made no sense and was a total let down. Don't waste your time!

Acting average at best, also suggest playing at speed x1.5. Film like Goss' music career - What could be seen in 10 minutes was overly drawn out to achieve movie length

Weird movie but I liked it. I wish the ending was different.

While the film was conceived with the potential for an engaging experience, unfortunately, it failed to live up to its aspirations. The lack of detail in the plot left it devoid of depth, preventing viewers from fully engaging. However, it's worth noting the talent of the child actors, whose performances were exceptional, with particular praise for the portrayal of Sira. Nevertheless, the open-ended conclusion was a questionable decision, leaving audiences yearning for a more defined resolution. Despite these shortcomings, the film managed to maintain a smooth pace and a mysterious atmosphere, qualities that may appeal to those who enjoy deeper reflection. However, considering its science fiction genre, the lack of detailed explanations about the presented phenomena is a notable flaw. In summary, while it has its positives, the film falls short in execution, especially considering its narrative ambitions and its context within the genre.

...judging by one of the previous reviews. I liked it though. It was engaging and the story was interesting and unique. The effects weren't bad either, The acting wasn't great but it wasn't bad enough to bother me. All in all, pretty good and worth watching.

Oh dear. Surely so many fake reviews to give the IMDB rating score that it has! I've given it a 1 to help with the balance but it probably maybe deserves a 3 for the scenery. The acting was not good. More expression was needed in the delivery from the actors. Good on the two kids for scoring a part in a movie but they need to do more than just take turns at reading lines. Any special affects were weak at best and the story line left great gaps in how this disaster occurred. The ending was confusing and the behaviour of the characters unrealistic. The arrival of the soldier (sniper?) promised the arrival of at least some interesting action but the promised sadly petered out. Remarkable how everyone's clothing remained pristine and the whole sequence of scenes were just a bit too sanitary and convenient for a world in chaos. And here's a tip for anyone who has a lifesaving battery driven electronic gadget... make sure you've always got some spare batteries.

I have to admit I am not usually a fan of dystopian movies. I don't enjoy their typically bleak and pessimistic undertones and often I find the characters quite unrelatable. That is not the case with 'The Last Boy'. I found it captivating. I found myself caring for the characters and what they were going through and I wanted to understand exactly what it was they were facing. There is an element of mystery here as the movie unravels exactly what is happening. I was on the edge of my seat many times. It doesn't answer all those questions completely, but I think that was intentional. It certainly had me thinking about this movie after it was over. I don't think it will be a long time till I watch it again. How refreshing and welcome to see a movie of this type that doesn't involve hormonally charged twenty-something year olds pretending to be seventeen year olds. Instead this movie is moving and poignant. The acting is great, the soundtrack is beautiful and enhances the story without assaulting your ear drums, and the effects are good but don't dominate the movie. At only 90 minutes in length, this movie never outstays its welcome. In fact, I would have been happy for it to last a bit longer, but that's okay. I find it odd that most reviews of this movie I have read suggest that the star is Luke Goss (who I have never heard of) who plays Jay when, in fact, it is young Flynn Allen as Sira who carries the film. The ending seems to suggest there could be a sequel to this. I don't know if I want that. This movie stands on its own and I would hate to see it be diminished by lesser follow ups. 'The Last Boy' is a great movie and I thoroughly recommend it.

I think it's OK. The plot is not sloppy. It's not so bad that I can't watch it. At least I watched the whole movie in a second and looked forward to the next one.

I love SciFi, I like mystery. The actors are ok, the plot is interesting, the effects are good mediocrity, but the music! Very, very bad soundtrack! So constantly bumbling to herself. Always the same unbearable chords. Awful! I almost stopped the film, because the score is so annoying. Not only the composition, but above all because it is omnipresent and leaves the viewer no room to breathe.

I only got about 20 minutes in before shutting this off. Struct me as odd that the characters acting was not bad so much as non-existent. "I'm gonna read my line now. done. now you read your line". You try to give kids at least a minor break and more so if the plot is interesting but its not. The special effects are non-existent as well. Same with the practical effects. I'm very confused as to why this is holding a 6.9 on imdb. I tend to be very forgiving when it comes to low-budget horror/scifi but theres just nothing here. Don't be fooled, they spent all their budget on a decent camera rig it doesn't look homemade, but it is very bottom of the barrel.

I just wasted 1:27hour of my life on this s*** Please it doesn't deserve this rate wasting of time if I go and watched some Netflix it's would be better