Real SCI-FI isn't always about special effects.

Rating: 7/10 (28 August 2012)

So SCI-FI films generally fall into three categories: social and human commentary, spaceships and war, and, shockingly awful. This film is definitely the first. This film, whilst not ground breaking or at the top of its game is still well worth a watch. The emphasis of this film is on how we as humans react to something intangible yet deadly. I think that the film is well written, and really starts to look into what we as humans would do faced with imminent death. Don't get me wrong, there are holes galore in this film, but it still manages to show how the most ordinary of people can rise to the occasion when pushed, and how this would not be in a Chuck Norris kind of way but a much more natural dealing with the situation in the best way they can. Wahlberg and Deschanel give good performances of two people with their own issues that they have to deal with and put aside given the situation they find themselves in. There are other reactions that are very human and as with a lot of human decisions, seem to make no sense save for the person making them. This is one of my favorite aspects of the film, how you sit and watch a person make a decision and say to yourself; "I'd never do that". That's the rub though, until faced with a real situation you'll never know how you would react. This film is thought provoking and will leave you with questions about yourself and how you would react. So, not great but a good solid film.