Unoriginal

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2019)

There are so many movies like this one and they all focus on the same thing: one family's struggle to survive with world-ending events going on around them. They always end the same way as the family survives with or without at least one of them having to sacrifice themselves along the way. And how many of those movies also have some safe haven compound that they're heading for??? This movie ultimately disappoints because it's a well trodden path with few surprises. As another reviewer pointed out, this is a monster movie without a monster - at least not one that you can see. What it is, why it's happening - all of this goes unanswered which is deeply unsatisfying. The predictable conclusion about the family itself is no saving grace. At 2 hours and 4 minutes it was far too long because there wasn't enough plot to stretch it out. It's not quite as bad as The Happening - another movie about a mystery supernatural force causing everyone to commit suicide - but it's really not far behind. Best advice: don't waste your time with this one.