Not Bad, Well Worth Seeing...

Rating: 7/10 (16 November 2009)

I've taken the time to write a number of reviews here. This was usually because I thought a film was so bad that I just felt compelled to share my opinions. My comment today is quite the contrary.
I have to say that this is one of few films that I have liked in recent past. It wasn't the greatest I've ever seen, and many of the escape scenes were highly implausible. However, what this film did do was keep me on the edge of my seat. Action and suspense were the true highlights here.
Everybody played their role well. There were a few characters that I might have picked differently for their parts. But again, not bad.
Effects were spectacular. The end of the world looked quite real. As morbid as that might sound, the effects were great. This is one time I can't complain too much about CGI.
Some of the events were a little too convenient or again implausible. But I repeat, not bad. It's expected that with a film like this, imagination needs to stretch a little bit to work in the dramatics. I believe that this film has just about all the right ingredients to make it worth while.
One thing here, and I have to say that I appreciated this... Blood and guts were not the focus of this work. If you expect to see a lot of death and dismemberment with blood all around, you are in for a let down. You won't see much of the carnage up close in this film. The focus here is more on the survival of the main characters and civilization along with a race against the clock.
So all in all, I give this film a rating of 7/10. I'd see it again and will be awaiting its release on DVD. Hopefully it's only fiction!