Wanted to Hate, found a Thrilling Watch

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2019)

I wanted to hate this film because of all the hype. So many moments where I was holding my hands to my face in fear of watching something too gruesome to bare. I appreciated how they avoided graphic violence at alot of moments. I found the concept of the film very intriguing and compelling. Some of the questions people have complained about, like why some people can be infected was perfectly answered. Some questions were left unaswered like the origin behind the monster, but that's fine with me. The way they showed the monster reminded me a lot of the black smoke in lost, with a different twist and you do get somewhat of an image of it. Sandra did an excellent job playing her part, Malkovich played his part a little over the top, and Machine Gun Kelly's part was useless all the other actors did a great job. I had a blast watching this film and didn't ever get board. Continuous thrills! I had minor qualms, like Sanda being too old to have a baby, how she had a continuous supply of makeup, and the ending was a little too story book for me (btw the ending is not like the novel which I prefer, but is not as happy), but my minor qualms didn't prevent me from enjoying the movie. Hopefully all the haters get a sequel Birdbox origin story so they can have all of their questions answered. Bottom line if you have to have all your answers spelled out or answered for you and some minor flaws in believability bother you don't watch this. If not I think you'll have fun watching this.
Plot A+
Acting B+
Cinematography C