Initially I was lured in by this 2020 movie's cover/poster. But turns out that it was actually the most interesting part about the entire movie, sad to say.
Right, well the storyline told in "Before the Fire" (aka "The Great Silence") from writer Jenna Lyng Adams and director Charlie Buhler wasn't a particularly outstanding or entertaining one. Sure, the movie was watchable, but watchable doesn't equal entertaining. I found the storyline told throughout the movie to be way too mundane and generic, if not downright bordering on being boring and pointless.
The acting in the movie was definitely adequate, although the actors and actresses had very solid material to work with in terms of a proper script and storyline. It was a shame though.
As the movie ended, I must admit that I was left with a feeling of being cheated out of something, as well as a sensation of 'was that really it?'. The movie just didn't feel wholehearted. Sure, the story came full circle at the end, but for me it was just a shallow movie experience.
I was expecting more contents with the encroaching virus, as branded in the movie's synopsis, but that was not to be. Sure, it was mentioned and it was there in the peripheral, but it never really played a bigger part in the storyline.
This movie was a swing and a miss, and while I managed to sit through the entire course of the movie, I can honestly say that this is not a movie that I will be viewing a second time. My rating of "Before the Fire" (or "The Great Silence") is a mere three out of ten. The movie was adequate in production value, but lacking in the entertainment department.
