Suspense and thrills but with a weak ending.

Rating: 8/10 (27 December 2018)

Bird Box (4 out of 5 stars).
Bird Box is bit of a scary apocalyptic thriller film with a concept of blindfolding yourself to survive from some supernatural entity that will cause you to commit suicide. We already got a horror movie that played with the concept of keeping quiet such as A Quiet Place. Bird Box messes with a concept of closing your eyes when walking through the apocalyptic lands.
The plot was good. It is a survival thriller. About a pregnant Malorie (Sandra Bullock) who gets caught up in a mass epidemic of people committing suicides. She gets rescued by Tom (Trevante Rhodes) and held up in a house with Cheryl (Jacki Weaver), Lucy (Rosa Salazar), Olympia (Danielle Macdonald), and Douglas (John Malkovich). They figure out there is some kind entity that is causing people to commit suicide. Some kind of evil that cannot be seen nor can you look at it. They will have to gather their resources, stay inside, and watch out for any other threats that may be lurking outside.
The plot begins with Malorie and two children crossing a river. Trying to get to a safe haven. While it flashes five years earlier; Malorie surviving with a group of people in a house. The plot is a bit of a mystery on what is causing this threat. Without going much into details, it does leave it open and vague with what this threat is. From the maniac people that are obsessed with this supernatural thing. By the time the film reaches its end, you still do not get a direct answer on what it is. Which is for the best cause it does leave you feeling chills with characters being chased by some invisible thing. The direction and music score also helped build the suspense and thrills. The music score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross helped create the chills feeling when something is lurking outside with people trying to hide from an unstoppable force.
Sandra Bullock delivered a great performance. Trevante Rhodes was also good as well. However, I did feel like the film was having trouble coming close to its climatic end. Yes, it is a survival story with Malorie and two children trying to find a safe haven. But once you reach the end, you will be asking yourself, that's it? It ends a little too quickly without an actual climax.
Overall, Bird Box is a good apocalyptic thriller. It does deliver some suspenseful chills with its direction and music score. The plot and concept was good with the survival story with blindfolding yourself and walking through the apocalyptic city. And the performances were great.