Michael's Movie Grade: C+
A decent post-apocalyptic thriller.
This movie offered exactly what I expected it to, no more no less. It is a rather typical thriller of its kind offering nothing that we haven't seen before. Yet admittedly some of this is done very well. The main characters are quite likable, if pretty basic. There is even a sweet family dynamic between them. The cast is quite good especially Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin. The action scenes are really fun and create a good sense of danger. Even if the story is basic, it moves quickly and is never once boring.
On the other hand there are many things that make no sense (how are the cars even running where is gas coming from), you can see everything that is going to happen coming from a mile away, there is the mandatory bland teenage romance and the CGI in the finale is horrendous in how fake it looks.
This is far from a great film, but it makes for a decent trip to the movies. Honestly isn't that just what you want from this type of movie.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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