Underdeveloped plot/ideas BUT awesome acting, atmosphere, and suspense - worth a gander!

Rating: 5/10 (29 December 2018)

I did enjoy the movie, but I simultaneously was aggravated by it's predictible plot. The times that I was supposed to feel thrilled I certainly did, and I really liked the visual tone of of the movie. It certainly has the post-apocalyptic aesthetic.
My main issue is how unfathomable it is. I get it, yeah movies don't have to be realistic, but this is anime levels of over-exaggeration that don't work in live action movies. Creatures that speak without having mass that can speak and move debris just feels silly. And this movie takes place over 5 years, you'd figure they'd learn how to not let it get to their heads, or figure out a way to see without being infected, like maybe wearing welding masks. Maybe these points were discussed in whatever the concept was based on.
And when they let Gary into the house, I don't understand why they would leave him alone. He obviously looked sketchy, and out that annoying record back on when they all went upstairs to have babies at the same time (lmao what timing). I suppose that's what makes it suspensful because you know he's gonna kill most of them, but the only one who sees it is the "a-hole" guy who they lock in the garage. And also, why was he blindfolded when he wasn't near a window, all he had to do was not look outside. Or even simply open his eyes for a fraction of a second to shoot Garbear in the friggin head. I don't know, I wanted to like the movie more than I did, but it just felt so stupid - the whole plot and concept felt idiotic. Like the two kids being named "Boy" and "Girl". Give me a break, that's such a lame plot point lol. Also these kids are friggin' dumb - they might be kids, but I sure as hell wouldn't be wandering off every opportunity I had when blindfolded in a forest.
NEVERTHELESS, I enjoyed it Sandra and the gang were awesome at playing their roles. I struggled with the transparent script with inconsistent writing, but the movie's atmosphere and suspense helped me look past it. If you want something interesting to watch, then give this a shot. I know I aound super critical, but the plot and basis of the movie was lame in my opinion, but I did enjoy it for the most part.