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In the wake of the end of the world, a family of four desperately tries to survive. Their goal; escaping the city and travelling to the rural community they once called home. The constant threat of a violent death forcing them to stay as far away from civilisation as possible, they take to the forest, soon to discover the danger posed by other survivors may be the least of their worries.
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Justin McConnell directs this indie sci-fi horror about a family fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Fleeing the city in a bid to protect his family from marauding survivors, Scott Weaver (John Fantasia) hopes to lead his wife, Emily (Lise Moule), son Aaron (Steve Vieira) and daughter Rebecca (Anna Ross) to what he hopes will be the relative safety of the family's former home at Dover's Bend. While scavenging en route, however, Scott and his family are forced to take to the woods to avoid danger from other survivors, only to find themselves the prey of something altogether more terrifying.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Neil
If you appreciate a good independent film when you see one then you will love this.
Nicely shot and a good story.
Nicely shot and a good story.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Tommy D
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This is an American independent, end of the world, psychological type horror. It is based around a family of four, they are in the big city and an `event' has happened that seems to make everyone uber violent. They know their only hope is to get away and head out of town to find the other son. The father Scott Weaver (John Fantasia) leads his wife, daughter and son away from the pestilent city and head off in a stolen car to the comparative safety of the country-side.
But you know they are going to encounter other `humans' at some point and things are never going to go well. This features lots of camera angles with weird breathing which is there to evoke fear in the viewer and to make us think that bad things are going to happen. Whilst the father does have graphic night mares in the build up to `the twist', it is unlikely that the on screen antics will have the same effect on you.
The acting is not Academy nominee grade, but there are some convincing performances. We have the usual stupid decisions that happen in all films of this genre, the sort that nearly always lead to a demise of the miscreant or increased tension. This does work in part, and the family become more begrimed as they get further away from civilisation, which is a nice nod to realism.
Overall though this is not that entertaining, it drags in the middle and the action is sporadic at best, the saving grace is the kick in the tail and that was actually the only thing that pulled this back from a lower rating than I have awarded. If you like all things `horror', then this will never be on your `A' list, but you still may want to see, if you only want a quality fright-fest, then best to not bother.
But you know they are going to encounter other `humans' at some point and things are never going to go well. This features lots of camera angles with weird breathing which is there to evoke fear in the viewer and to make us think that bad things are going to happen. Whilst the father does have graphic night mares in the build up to `the twist', it is unlikely that the on screen antics will have the same effect on you.
The acting is not Academy nominee grade, but there are some convincing performances. We have the usual stupid decisions that happen in all films of this genre, the sort that nearly always lead to a demise of the miscreant or increased tension. This does work in part, and the family become more begrimed as they get further away from civilisation, which is a nice nod to realism.
Overall though this is not that entertaining, it drags in the middle and the action is sporadic at best, the saving grace is the kick in the tail and that was actually the only thing that pulled this back from a lower rating than I have awarded. If you like all things `horror', then this will never be on your `A' list, but you still may want to see, if you only want a quality fright-fest, then best to not bother.
By Michael
This was a well made low budget film that I didn't like. Civilization has suddenly collapsed for some unexplained reason as people distrust and kill each other ("Yellow Brick Road"). A family of four decide to leave the city for Dover's Bend, their old home town. That is pretty much it.
Along the way they encounter other people and a hear weird noises and feel spooked out. The mystery, which you may not realize there is one, is solved at the end.
The acting was decent for a low budget. The writing and direction were also better than normal, it just that there wasn't anything there to enjoy. They didn't build character well. The "twist" was not unexpected. For seasoned film watchers this is a let down. People who don't watch a lot of horror films might find some enjoyment in it.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, no sex, no nudity.
Along the way they encounter other people and a hear weird noises and feel spooked out. The mystery, which you may not realize there is one, is solved at the end.
The acting was decent for a low budget. The writing and direction were also better than normal, it just that there wasn't anything there to enjoy. They didn't build character well. The "twist" was not unexpected. For seasoned film watchers this is a let down. People who don't watch a lot of horror films might find some enjoyment in it.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, no sex, no nudity.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Get_Born
. . . so to sum it up its a low budget, american film with poor acting and a bore to watch. It has a confusing plot from start to end . . . BUT does have a good little twist at the end that explains a lot to be fair. The cinematic effect in this film is worse than being on a really good roller-coaster but unfortunately this translates really bad into a film.
With a alfred hitchcock style music in the back ground you cant go wrong!? YES! it lacks the intensity and change of tone that can make gripping viewing in hitchcocks films, this falls short of a gripping, intense, creepy style of film that it desperately tries to represent but falls very short to achieve!!!
for me this is 1 out of 5 star film, the plot would need some work, there's this "thing" that seems to cause a virus to its unsuspecting foes; its just plain stupidity; just does not work( i know its just a film :p lol).
I could do better :P.
With a alfred hitchcock style music in the back ground you cant go wrong!? YES! it lacks the intensity and change of tone that can make gripping viewing in hitchcocks films, this falls short of a gripping, intense, creepy style of film that it desperately tries to represent but falls very short to achieve!!!
for me this is 1 out of 5 star film, the plot would need some work, there's this "thing" that seems to cause a virus to its unsuspecting foes; its just plain stupidity; just does not work( i know its just a film :p lol).
I could do better :P.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Monica
Has promise at points, but I felt I had wasted my time. A lot more could have been done with this. The ending made little sense.
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