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My daughter and I watched this movie and first of all thought the ending was a bit weird but then decided that there was no other ending possible. Of course the characters could go on wandering around in a kind of fugue trying to find someone who will TELL them what's happening (Danny (Kevin Bacon) actually does tell them but it's as if they don't believe him), and they might even take up residence in the bunker but really when you think about it, we KNOW what's happening, this isn't a beta version of whatever it is. Julia Roberts is mesmerising in this film, as is Mahershala Ali. Those two have great chemistry. It's the suspense of the film that keeps us rivetted, we keep thinking something terrible is going to happen, and actually something terrible is happening, but our characters keep doing things that normal people would do faced with dreadful uncertainty and being bombarded with strange noises and other happenings, they go out and get lost, or they get drunk, or they take up smoking weed, after all life goes on. I really loved every second of this film and have been thinking about it for days, people should stop complaining about the ending because that WAS the ending and the cavalry isn't coming.

Despite the negative reviews here I really liked this movie and would recommend it. Some of the comments are that it was "low budget" - I don't know why that matters. It was filmed in Montana and the scenery is actually breathtaking, in fact the beautiful scenery contrasts with the ugliness of some of the humans that exist on this trail, waiting to take advantage of innocent travellers who are crossing the Oregon Trail. I don't know why the film is called "Organ Trail" perhaps that is how it was pronounced by people back then. There are two main female characters who have to battle violent outlaws. It is through the strength of these women that carries the film, the violence is juxtaposed with the women trying to free themselves from the crazy outlaws who don't hold back from extreme violence. I would say this film was extremely absorbing, it made one think about the actual violence that people must have suffered, including native americans, who were dislocated from their lands by European settlers, and the way the remote vastness of the country attracted violent criminals to prey on the unwary.

This series is brilliant not only for the amazing storyline, but the scenery of the Steppe and Kazakstan, I can't find out where it was filmed, and maybe it's a substitute place but you certainly get the idea of a vast landscape, some of it damaged by previous nuclear testing and still radioactive. There are also amazing scenes of planet Earth taken from space. Infiniti is definitely recommended. I didn't worry too much about some of the difficult accents as subsequent narrative made it clear. Great acting from all the cast, really strong female leads too. I feel a bit sad it has ended, perhaps they'll give us a second series. It does require your full attention though (no looking at your phone) and I would describe some of the dialogue as "spare" - that is there are few long explanations about what is going on, you have to work it out for yourself, but after a while you will. Loved it.