A breathless 2 hour ride

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2018)

I read the reviews before watching Bird Box with mainstream media slaughtering it and actual film fans praising it.
A situation that I have seen before with such classics as Bladerunner, VideoDrome, The Man Who Fell To Earth, etc.
So I pulled the trigger last night and the whole family sat and watched it on the big screen.
In silence.
For two hours.
Very few films these days can draw the audience into a story but rest assured this is one of those films.
I was going to say it envelops you but it's so more than that - it's a mesmerizing experience that left us all breathless.
Bullock immersed herself in the lead role as the fiercely determined Malorie (which I will dare to say is a career best), protecting two children at all costs from a mysterious presence.
Brilliantly supported by two of my favourites - Paulson and Malkovich, Bird Box is a film I will remember and return to.
Directed by Danish Academy Award winner Susanne Bier, we found it an excellent character driven story with realistic FX rather than a film relying solely on CGI.
My advice is simply this - watch it and make up your own mind and disregard all the negative critics, this is a film made for film fans and not reviewers.