So much potential, fading into disappointing nothingness

Rating: 2/10 (26 December 2018)

I came here simply to see how others felt about the movie as a whole, but after seeing some of these reviews I felt an urge to create this account in an to attempt to set the record straight... So, here goes...
The opening 30 minutes is a fairly captivating experience and builds a nice level of suspense that keeps you wanting more. HOWEVER, that is about as good as it gets as things quickly tail away when things start to "fall apart" for the main cast. From that point on, the movie is littered with unanswered questions, which really add nothing to the story!
To note a few - How can these powerful 'entities' that swarm the planet not enter buildings, but can kill you through through CCTV/recordings? Why are they here? How did they get here? I can only assume the reason for some people being immune is the reference to the mental asylum, and that psychologically ill people's brains can't be affected... who knows? What ever happens to the pair that steal the car, why are they even in the story? But, this is a common theme throughout the story as there is no real emotional connection to any cast member, as their deaths come quickly and fairly uneventfully (for an apocalyptic style death). Not to mention that only Sandra Bullock and her kids are the only ones on the boat, so you know everyone dies.. What to say about the ending, I mean, really? They make it to their idyllic compound, with all the blind people who can't see the entities... hoorah! So what, is that really it?
Overall, a great start to a film with huge potential, however absolute lack of substance or depth in the story, left with a total feeling of emptiness and searching for answers..