Good all around thriller

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2018)

I think Bird Box is about the best Netflix movie I've seen yet.
(not that that's much of a reference..)
Is it fully original?
No, it uses the premise of 'Blindness' in combination with some
zombie-like action a la G. Romero and the 'unseen' monster/sense element from
A quiet place. It also made me think about the 'Mist' (the original movie/book,
not the horrible series).
But it is a movie that captures your attention for 2 hours, has an almost perfect
structure (moving back and forth between the river and flashback) and is original just for NOT answering every damn question people have.
Some negative critics point to the absence of an 'origin story'. Well, I would say that it is a plus. You don't know more than the actors. Some explanation is given
(ghosts, demons that show you your worst fears), but that is all.
It is genious in a way, as the people who see what the 'creatures' are... die.. unless they were mad beforehand. So, nobody in a sane mind can see the 'truth' and survive.
The violence/blood & gore are (for this kind of movie) quite limited. Suspense comes from the hidden dangers and the unseen element of the creatures.
I would give it a 9/10, but I gave it a 10, because this movie deserves at least a 7/10 rating.