Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
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Started off with a great premise, but dragged on far too long for such a weak finish.
A bit over hyped but it's an ok to good movie watchable and intense at times , I would say it's a really good science fiction movie without all the stupid unbelievable imagination.
How have human beings become this dumb? Seems like in this day and age, you can't make movies that don't show and explain everything anymore. People don't even trust their own imaginations/assumptions, or people just don't have imaginations anymore. One reviewer said "If I wanted to imagine my own ending I'd just imagine the entire story!" except that he can't. You can't even use your brain to imagine an ending to a ridiculously simple movie, how can you imagine the entire story? Now, the movie itself, to me, was nothing to write home about. It's a post-apocalypse movie, post-apocalypse movies are like zombie movies, they are not to be taken seriously. They usually don't have sensible plot, they exist just for the sole purpose of entertainment (other than to make money of course), not awards season, and one viewing is enough. Just ignore the hype around this movie. Don't expect anything groundbreaking or original. Yes, some characters did do stupid things like characters in post-apocalypse/zombie/horror movies always do, but it's tolerable. If you can sit back and enjoy it for what it is, you might as well be entertained. I think if you watch it with this mindset you won't be disappointed UNLESS you are the type who want everything to be shown and explained to you all the time. In that case, no, you won't get an answer to where the young couple who ran away with the car ended up in, or whether they made it alive or not.
The most common complaint I'm reading from user critics here is the lack of answers at the end of the movie. However, if we're meant to be seeing everything unfold from Malorie's point of view, it makes perfect sense that we would know as little as she does. I thought the ending was lovely. Not every single film needs to give answers to every little thing.
I liked it,,,
Although it certainly has it's flaws,, it's an enjoyable suspense/horror/thriller with a great cast.
Watch it if you're not squeamish
Although it certainly has it's flaws,, it's an enjoyable suspense/horror/thriller with a great cast.
Watch it if you're not squeamish
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- TriviaSandra Bullock personally asked Sarah Paulson to play her sister in the film.
- GoofsThe electrical grid appears to be intact, even though most of humanity no longer exists. Electricity can be generated without much human intervention. The Hoover Dam can operate for up to 2 years without human intervention.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Sandra Bullock/Barry Jenkins (2018)
- SoundtracksComing Down
Written by Kristin Gundred (as Kristin Welchez)
Performed by Dum Dum Girls
Courtesy of Sub Pop Records
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- Smith River, California, USA(River traveled along in movie)
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- $19,800,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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