Don't watch! I repeat, don't watch! (I'm being serious).

Rating: 5/10 (7 January 2019)

Okay, you probably want to see this movie because all the world is kinda talking about it these days and you're just too curious to ignore the temptation to know what is it about and how does the word "birdbox" come in.
Let me answer it all, but first, have you seen The Happening (2008)?
If your answer is yes, then let me tell you that people in this film are subjected to "things" with the same degree of ambiguity that doesn't "unfold" or get explained anywhere in the movie. The only difference is that in The Happening (2008), people are subjected to the danger by hearing, while here, it is by seeing, hence the blindfolding you see in the poster and some memes in social media. One other difference between the two movies is that in the one time people are trying to figure out the source of the danger, they say it is a poisonous air that comes out if specific plants in The Happening (2008), and they say it is some "creatures" in this film. Everything else is still ambiguous. The ending is also so not worth waiting for two goddamn hours.
Oh, I remembered, what if your answer is no? Well, now you must have understood what the general theme in these two movies is. Trust me, we who watched don't understand much more. Only that there are people desperately trying to escape this danger.
Now, why "birdbox"?? Well, at some point in the movie, they find out that some birds in a store are reacting to the danger in the air, so they decide to keep the birds as a guide to help them sense the danger when they are blindfolded. And when the protagonist (Sandra Bullock) take her two kids in a survival journey, all blindfolded, she puts these few birds in a wooden box to take it in the journey as a guide. That's all. This is why the movie's named "Birdbox".
Why am I warning you from seeing the movie?
Because it is a waste of time and an insult to our intelligence and a boredom, among other things.
Still curious? You better see The Happening (2008) instead. It is shorter, less dark, and the best if all - it has Zooey Deschanel.