Read the book

Rating: 1/10 (12 May 2019)

The tragedy of this movie is people will not read the excellent novel Bird Box because the movie version for some reason decided to alter most of it and ruined it. Important characters from the book are never seen. Context is missing. Whole plot points are removed. None of it is necessary. The book is all about a fast moving plot. The book is as much of a mystery as it is a drama and it speaks not only to our will to survive in impossible circumstances but how we can make life meaningful when everything is hollowed out of it. It about courage and the need for connection but beyond all the the book is tense and fun. Somehow the movie is bloated. tacky and dumb. What a missed opportunity