Good acting but utter rubbish plot

Rating: 3/10 (5 January 2019)

Given 3 stars for the acting, make-up, SFX and production quality (& Sarah Paulson) because the rest is pointless and void-filling. As someone else has written, a 15 minute storyline dragged out for 2 hours. Had really high hopes after the cast announcement and then the hype from the 45+million viewers in 7 days but hugely disappointed. No substance, no suspense, not thrilling and to be brutal but frank - literally no storyline. There is really no progression from the 1st minute to the 120th minute other than the fact they're now stuck in another building still helpless but with more people, in the middle of a forest with no amenities therefore giving a more imminent doom! THIS FILM DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.
Very unrealistic scenes, would a 5 year whom is capsised into rapids survive let alone survive whilst still holding onto a box of birds whom too survive. This child what, swam through treacherous rapids blindfolded WHILST MAINTAINING TO HOLD ONTO A BOX FULL OF LIVE BIRDS!
Also - why is there a school for the blind in the middle of a forest - ALSO - how was Malorie been able to run through the forest with both children, blindfolded and not run into one bush/tree? Also for like 90% of the film nothing really happens, there is void dialogue that adds nothing to the actual story & I sadly use the term 'story' very loosely as there really isn't one - there is legitimately no development throughout. I see what you're serving Netflix but I do not want to eat it.