Good but left questioning

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2018)

After seeing all of the hype on Instagram, I decided to watch this myself. A lot of the reviews were half "I loved it!" and half "It was awful." I actually think it was pretty good. It didn't take too too long to get to the action, and Sandra in this film is very into her character. In fact, I think everyone's acting was solid. Yes, the plot of an unseen force that makes people commit suicide is basically the same as The Happening (the author of the Bird Box novel was inspired by that film so that's why), but Bird Box has an added layer of terror since you can't rely on sight, probably the most important sense we have. Where it falls short, however, is the lack of explanation for most things and plot holes. I found myself asking why and how a lot so it was a bit unsatisfying in that regard. Other than that though it was a nice apocalyptic thriller and I'd recommend it to someone who likes the genre.