Gripping Tale Of Post Apocalypta

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2007)

I have just arrived home from seeing a great, well produced film, but with its abrupt ending left me disappointed and let down.
The film begun with an absence of dialogue for almost an hour, which was strange but refreshing and original. It was brilliant at first, an excellent storyline with champion acting - despite a fairly low amount of action, I found the film very intense and gripping.
However, the end of the film was rushed, leaving the viewer with a sense of confusion and with many questions unanswered. I didn't like the way that the characters Anna and Ethan were introduced, it seemed very sudden and a little too convenient.
The film ended with Anna and her son entering the colony in the mountains. If she knew about the colony, why not go there instead of staying in the infected city? Also, I would have felt much more satisfied we saw more of what happened when she found the cure. The film literally ended as soon as she handed the cure to one of the military personnel, it was very abrupt and sudden.
I give this film only 7 because the ending seemed to have made the rest of the film seem rather disappointing. Also, if you look back at the film afterwards - not a great deal of things happened. I liked the whole flashback idea, it was very effective, but if there was more information about how the virus was set loose etc...it would have made the film much more favourable in my opinion.
7 out of 10, but if my preferred changes were made then this film could possibly be worth all 10 stars - as the acting was brilliant, the concept of the man's relationship with his dog and the surroundings was very well done, only let down by a weak ending.