Two brothers and their girlfriends have all conveniently survived a horrible virus that has killed off most of the world. Being young adults, they decide that they want to end their days on their old family beach vacation area. Along the way, they make foolish decision and often face heart-breaking and difficult decisions that have to be made. They do whatever they can to avoid those who are alive but sick with this virus.
The storyline is actually rather decent and the acting is rather convincing. Christopher Meloni, whom you may know as Elliot on Law & Order: SVU, really sucks you into the movie. He plays a father who is doing what he can to find a cure for his daughter who is sick with the virus. His pain, how he is treated by other characters in the story, and his eventual fate is something that makes your heart sink. The movie demonstrates how cruel human nature can be and how much people are willing to trample their own morals in order to survive. You won't like most of the characters in this film and your aren't supposed to. You are supposed to have a bad taste in your mouth in the end. The movie also did an impressive job of providing parallels and irony. Some of the characters find that their earlier decisions end up drastically affecting them in the end.
However, this film is loaded with plot holes and goofs. The whole world is dying, yet hardly any cars are around. Major buildings, such as hotels, hospitals, schools, etc. are empty. There are hardly any people alive at all. Yet, it seems more like the people disappeared with their vehicles and belongings. The main characters have a small car yet are able to pack it full of cleaning supplies, medical supplies, plenty of food, water, and clothing. Oh, and they are able to pack two surfboards. All of this with four people sitting comfortably in this car. Characters carrying shotguns cock their shotguns multiple times without ever shooting them and without any bullets or shells coming out. So while this movie is a decent film, it is also sloppy.
Overall this film reminds me too much of the 90's teenager horror flicks that used to be so popular. While this film has a more somber tone and is less thrilling, it still has the ever common foolish decisions by the main characters and plenty of mistakes.
If you love post-apocalyptic films, this is worth watching. It is just fresh enough to be enjoyed. If it weren't so poorly put together, it could have been a classic.
The storyline is actually rather decent and the acting is rather convincing. Christopher Meloni, whom you may know as Elliot on Law & Order: SVU, really sucks you into the movie. He plays a father who is doing what he can to find a cure for his daughter who is sick with the virus. His pain, how he is treated by other characters in the story, and his eventual fate is something that makes your heart sink. The movie demonstrates how cruel human nature can be and how much people are willing to trample their own morals in order to survive. You won't like most of the characters in this film and your aren't supposed to. You are supposed to have a bad taste in your mouth in the end. The movie also did an impressive job of providing parallels and irony. Some of the characters find that their earlier decisions end up drastically affecting them in the end.
However, this film is loaded with plot holes and goofs. The whole world is dying, yet hardly any cars are around. Major buildings, such as hotels, hospitals, schools, etc. are empty. There are hardly any people alive at all. Yet, it seems more like the people disappeared with their vehicles and belongings. The main characters have a small car yet are able to pack it full of cleaning supplies, medical supplies, plenty of food, water, and clothing. Oh, and they are able to pack two surfboards. All of this with four people sitting comfortably in this car. Characters carrying shotguns cock their shotguns multiple times without ever shooting them and without any bullets or shells coming out. So while this movie is a decent film, it is also sloppy.
Overall this film reminds me too much of the 90's teenager horror flicks that used to be so popular. While this film has a more somber tone and is less thrilling, it still has the ever common foolish decisions by the main characters and plenty of mistakes.
If you love post-apocalyptic films, this is worth watching. It is just fresh enough to be enjoyed. If it weren't so poorly put together, it could have been a classic.