Good movie, but not enough suspence

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2018)

This movie on Netflix made me very curious. I saw the trailer and I saw its potential. However, after 2 hours it seemed that not much happend. The movie is fast paced but the ending is rather unsatisfying. Nevertheless I give the movie 7.2 . Why? Because the acting is very nice. Sandra Bullock did an outstanding job as a no nonsense mother who's only goal is to keep the children alive without telling them any lies. Because of the cutback scenes you can easily predict who stays alive and who doesnt. So that takes away some guessing. However, the creatures are never shown on screen but rather some wind whistling and leaves which are blown upwards. Some hints are given because of some drawings and they supposed to look terrifying. Once people see the creatures their eyes change and they either kill themselves or become groupies. The movie has a lot of similarities form the movie The Mist. People who are determined and make good decisions, Others bail out and make a run for it or others just become bait. A positive thing about this movie is that it doesn't tell you how the creatures appear, it still becomes a mystery and the focus on the movie is all about the survival of the kids and Marjorie which gives the movie credits. However, there could be some more exciting scenes with narrow escapes. The movie cuts too many corners like, how did they survive for 5 years all of a sudden? Was there enough food? Medicine, water, electricity etc etc. And why did they trust the guy on the walky talky so quick? Didnt the groupies get to them by now? Maybe I am just thinking to much but this movie could be a lot better. I still say you can watch it as it is much better than a lot of other crappy Netflix movies around.