Reviews

This was pretty underwhelming, even for an Amy Adams film. I love her and she rarely disappoints, but I wasn't impressed.

It's not even really her performance. I believe the writing was sloppy and the plot was way more predictable than it should've been.

It really had potential. I was expecting an almost psychological thriller of some sort, but instead we get the slasher thriller trope. I get the writers wanted shock value, but what really turned me off was the killer being a 15 year old boy.

I wouldn't watch again nor would I recommend.

I'm going to say this film was definitely one of many of my guilty pleasures. A large part of that is due to John Cusack starring in the film, but it's enjoyable because it's almost laughable how unreal the events that transpire are.

You can tell that the goal of this film was to scare the wits out of doomsday theorists, especially because of the Mayan prophecy that the world was set to end in 2012. The cataclysm, the extreme side to natural catastrophes were largely built up to instill that fear.

That doesn't make the film bad though. You can't expect much from Doomsday films. Even most of the great doomsday films are laughable due to the exaggerated disasters. That doesn't make them any less enjoyable to watch.

One thing I liked was the government secretly building these arks like Noahs Ark to prep for the "end." It was different than most apocalyptic films I've seen.

The only complaints I have that gave it a 7 out of 10 for me was the exaggerated degree of believability with the natural disasters and the romantic sub plot between the main character and his wife.

I found it highly improbable that all of these catastrophes or natural disasters would just happen to happen all at the exact same time and at that magnitude. That and the fact that the family just happened to just barely skate pass each of them.

Another thing that I was flustered with was Jackson, the main character, and his relationship with his ex-wife. She JUST lost her boyfriend and is making googly eyes at her ex in the middle of doomsday of all things.

Developing a relationship during a distaster and getting over someone you were in a relationship with or were related to immediately after they pass is one of the most frustrating tropes for me.

Overall, this film is rewatchable and enjoyable. It wouldn't hurt to give it a chance.

I'm not sure what I expected watching this film, but it was not what I experienced.

I'm not the biggest fan of cult films and I'm not exactly well-versed in cults, but my biggest issue was how unbelievable and strange this particular cult was. This woman was trying to move into an apartment complex in the middle of a city essentially, because that's what adults do. Rather than try to either recruit her or her seek them out herself, they instead decide to torture her and force her to join their cult? They go to the ends of the earth to ensure this ONE woman doesn't escape. It's just bizarre.

The plot is definitely unique. I don't know of any film like this- it's one of those films I couldn't stop watching because I was trying to understand what was happening and what would happen.

I'd never sit and watch it again.