I Don't Get It

Rating: 2/10 (8 August 2014)

Why is this movie so loved? Do people not give a crap about character? This is one of the few films that was so unengaging, my entire group agreed to quit before we got halfway through. You can say we "lost hope" that it would be good at anything.
The premise has one of the laziest executions I've seen in sci-fi. The entire human race has become infertile. Why? Because of a virus? Chemicals in our water? Divine intervention? Never explained. Its a mystery to the human race, and not a single line points to a possible answer. Nor is there any reason given to the lone exception. Nor do we understand why the world has gone to Hell because of this issue. Why should we believe that, without a next generation, all nations but Nazi Britain will break apart? The film doesn't provide answers there, either. Even bad sci-fi films at least try. Off the top of my head, this is the worst sci-fi film in terms of world building, which made it difficult to get immersed.
Equally bad is its characters. They're so drab in personality, I'd struggle to call them stock. Not a single one was interesting, and I couldn't care about any of their fates. Combined with a bare-bones setting, none of the themes take off for me.
I never finished this film. But after reading the plot synopsis, I'm glad I didn't. It just changes from a dull dystopia film to a dull action film. I've seen clips from these scenes - and while they are well-shot, they mean nothing without context. Both sides turn out to be bad, but why should I care? Neither side interested me in the first place.
Some people may like this. But you won't be hearing recommendations from me.