Brilliant and tense

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2007)

In the near future the world is in chaos after children have stopped being born. No one knows why and no one can seem to figure it out. However, a group of people living out in the countryside have discovered a young woman that has miraculously become pregnant. With the help of a government worker they help get her through rigorous military checkpoints to safety.
It is hard to pinpoint the brilliance of this film, but that is probably because the brilliance cannot be reduce to any one particular point. The cinematography - brilliant. The tension - nail-biting. The characters - believable human beings. The acting - very good. The action - better than most big budget action movies. The story - very interesting.
What can be pinpointed is that nothing is directly thrown at the viewer. Instead of having voice over narration or fictional news snippets cut in between scenes the film, through effective direction implies all that it wants to say. The dark gloomy world on the edge of dystopia is felt just as strongly, if not stronger, this way. The strife all around the landscape feels as if it is all around you and that is exactly how anyone would feel if they were actually there. The many contiguous shots, even during hectic action scenes really drive this point home. The story is in the same fashion - packed with many subtleties that the viewer takes in and a whole world unfolds. This world asks questions in favor of providing answers, but that is what makes it fascinating. The world is filled with plenty of questions that must be asked before getting to the right answers and this film asks sheds light on some of those. --- 10/10
Rated R for violence and profanity