I was very interested in the premise of this movie. It looked like a different sort of take on an end of the world scenario. That is exactly what I got out of it. The story takes place with two brothers who live on a farm with their father, who has raised them alone since they were babies. We're not sure what happened to the mother but we can assume she died shortly after they were born as the dad is seen raising them by himself. All three of them live together with their dog and do the best they can in a situation where we assume most of the population has died off.
The creatures are very interesting and are showcased effectively throughout the film. They live underground and only come up once the sun has set. The three survivors live together in a home where every day they have to prepare their home to ward off the possible invasion of the creatures. The oldest son splits his time away from the family at another farm, helping out the other family and getting to know their daughter. Some bad choices happen and the oldest son needs to be rescued at night by the father. After that, there is tension between the oldest and his younger brother who blames their dad getting injured on the oldest brother.
Things come to a head and the oldest brother decides that he is needed on his farm instead of staying with his girlfriend at the other families' place. The climax of the story effectively shows the remaining survivors fighting off a huge wave of creatures who have tunneled under their home, while their father is thought to be close to death. There is tragedy and carnage in the final act and the two brothers and the girl are left to fend off the creatures on their own. Overall, I feel like the movie is quite effective in showcasing the despair and sorrow the three remaining characters are confronted with. The two brothers seem to grow up in a short amount of time and ultimately realize that family and hope is the most important thing that they have in their lives. I very much enjoyed this movie and consider it above most other offerings in this genre lately.
The creatures are very interesting and are showcased effectively throughout the film. They live underground and only come up once the sun has set. The three survivors live together in a home where every day they have to prepare their home to ward off the possible invasion of the creatures. The oldest son splits his time away from the family at another farm, helping out the other family and getting to know their daughter. Some bad choices happen and the oldest son needs to be rescued at night by the father. After that, there is tension between the oldest and his younger brother who blames their dad getting injured on the oldest brother.
Things come to a head and the oldest brother decides that he is needed on his farm instead of staying with his girlfriend at the other families' place. The climax of the story effectively shows the remaining survivors fighting off a huge wave of creatures who have tunneled under their home, while their father is thought to be close to death. There is tragedy and carnage in the final act and the two brothers and the girl are left to fend off the creatures on their own. Overall, I feel like the movie is quite effective in showcasing the despair and sorrow the three remaining characters are confronted with. The two brothers seem to grow up in a short amount of time and ultimately realize that family and hope is the most important thing that they have in their lives. I very much enjoyed this movie and consider it above most other offerings in this genre lately.