Interesting movie

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2008)

The first opinion on this movie was given to me by my friend and he didn't like it, so I didn't expect too much of it. And I liked it. What I liked about the film was the idea it was based upon. I wouldn't characterize it as a horror or a suspense movie, so one shouldn't expect the standard effects in it, although there are some. The movie should be seen more as a awareness story. So, if you think of it in that sense it is not a bad movie, and since there are no terrorists, no aliens, no nuclear apocalypse or crime plot, that fact makes it original in a way. It's not a "deep thought" movie, it is a "what if" movie and I think some of the questions it asks are good questions. As of the human reaction in these kinds of stress situations, I don't think anyone can be certain what would be typical, generally people who survive concentrate on surviving and everybody reacts it his/her own way, so I disagree with the previous viewer's comment about the characters' behavior being a mistake in the script. The actors were good, maybe not a perfect cast, but I have no problem with Wahlberg, he was not the one I'd change. I liked the effort for characters looking like everyday people, not too pretty and physically outstanding, yet interesting enough.