Bird Box

Rating: 4/10 (7 April 2019)

Call me a sucker for almost any post apocalyptic film, Bird Box definitely won't be on any of my top ten lists. Sandra Bullock's acting is the only thing that keeps the movie afloat. While the movie is certainly gripping and nerve-wrecking, it is strictly attributed to the premise, a premise that we have actually seen many times over the years (you can't move, can't see, can't hear, can't touch, is can't smell coming up next or has that been done before?). Nothing is explained in the film, and the plot feels driven by convenience and not for cinematic purposes, the crazies, the voices, the birds, almost everything is there so the movie could keep going with no reasoning or logic. The ending is also extremely anti-climatic and convenient with a familiar face there to greet them.