Thought Provoking

Rating: 7/10 (7 May 2019)

I just stuck this one on after the hype had died down and was pleasantly surprised. Yes the apocalyptic premise is way over-used and in this case formulaic but I found the cast excellent, the characters engaging and the symbolism striking.
Consider the pregnant mum not yet reconciled to motherhood being forced through circumstance to become the saviour of not only her own son, but also a relative strangers' daughter. Social media as a means for this entity to spread the chaos much faster. The Republican drunkard in Malkovic helping to "make the Apocalypse great again!" And of course the impact of humanity on our planet making an apocalypse of some sort inevitable.
I totally get people saying there were lots of unanswered questions, and it's a very long way from a happy ending, but it's really good cinema and worth a couple of hours of your life!