Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

ritera1 The end of the world tomorrow but---everything is open and there is total calm on the street. People casually go about their business and the main characters even get take-out delivered. Everyone's ready to die tomorrow. Not much you can really do when you don't have any sort of budget. Except---well---don't do it? Just forget doing a movie like this? If you're Able Ferrara, you just stay at home and let all your heroin- addicted friends spend a quiet night at home without you bangin' on the door and asking them to improv about the end of the world.I guess that leaves a lot of time for self-reflection about life and death? More like boring casual conversation, babble and lingering shots. And plenty of stock footage.

tommyp-80682 I honestly went into this move with an open mind I understand the director was going to have a different version of the end of the world & the fact it's an indie movie. I got super excited that willem Defoe was in it but all in all he couldn't carry the movie due to the all the energy that was in the movie was all him every single character in the movie was dry & did not do their job. I understand people are gonna have different takes on the end of the world but this was silly on many parts too much to even label but I would've preferred either a comet or a nuclear holocaust or a comet to kill all life, I mean seriously the ozone layer depleting is the way the world ends that's worse than that Wesley snipes line in passenger 57 "always bet on black" cues music I will super frisbee this movie if I ever see a DVD of it

christa-906-147921 By the time this feet-dragging, slow film comes to an end – together with the World - boredom and disappointment almost have the viewer at the point of welcoming the last day on Earth. Why? Well, the last day of this couple in its meticulous recording does not scare you, it doesn't really make you feel empathic with those characters or anyone, it does not even make you wonder about the hows and whys. That alone wouldn't be too bad, for if the film's premise is to take doomsday at 4:44 next day as a fact, fine. But neither the actions of people around nor anything happening on the screen seems to indicate that anything is wrong with the world. That's what you get when you record an ordinary day from the rooftop of an ordinary American city (one might call such movie the long and never ending death of civilisation!) introducing later the factual notion that this is the last day on Earth. While the basic idea of the screenplay seemed perfectly plausible, the way this idea is being delivered in the film definitely makes its viewing awkward in a very uninspiring manner. Dafoe's wooden acting appears to play a huge role in this.The outstanding role of communication devices in the film seemed to be purposeful, showing how the character's inner isolation somehow is rather increased than diminished by such communication, at least with regard to the use, Dafoe's character Cisco makes of it. Maybe it is truly symptomatic for our time that people would say farewell to their other loved ones via online communication programs and gadgets before they perish. A Vietnamese delivery boy does the same, asking for the use of Cisco's laptop to "see" his far away family for a last time. His silent note plays a strong cord for certain as does Skye's farewell to her mother! The beautiful premise of 4:44 Last Day on Earth of a couple: mature actor (Cisco) and young painter (Skye) spending Earth's last day together could have delivered so much I imagine, and in a few scenes it actually does. Skye's vulnerability and her clinging to her art are such expressive and tender moments. But most of the time the wooden acting by Dafoe, something I had not expected from him, and suspended emptiness in that "wait" for the last moment, that's what you mostly get from the film.For Science Fiction enthusiasts the flick should still be on their list, but with very limited expectations I warn. From me it gets a lukewarm half a thumb up, one and a half down.

M H What a disappointment. This was bad on almost every level, which is a shame because Willem Dafoe has had some excellent recent performances in Antichrist and The Hunter, but with a complete lack of any decent direction and a poor script he has little to do other than look forlorn (probably wondering how his agent managed to get him to sign up to this). Shanyn Leigh stars as his artist girlfriend who goes from placid to extremely emotional on several occasions for no real reason.The plot of the film consists of the world coming to an end at 4:44am the following morning and proceeds to show the last day Dafoe and Leigh have together in New York.Set almost entirely in a loft apartment, not much happens, there is little in the way of character development, relationships are tenuous at best and the reason for the world coming to an end? Well that is never fully explained.It is hinted that it is man's fault, but the exact details are non-existent, you'll sit there wondering how we could predict the end if it is our actions that have caused it. Is the ozone layer just going to suddenly disappear? The sea levels magically going to rise and wipe out all life overnight? The only logical explanation would be for a meteor impact, but that would be utterly out of our control.The main base for the story is shambolic and the apocalyptic nature of the film is not handled well. Family members final words to each other are short and hollow, the partying on the streets is half-hearted and the human interaction just has no depth or intimacy to it.Another film with a similar premise is Melancholia written and directed by Lars von Trier, this handles the end of the world in an entirely different manner and is both believable and enjoyable to watch, with excellent direction, cinematography and acting.As a low budget indie flick it aspires to be deep and meaningful but renders you numb, 4:44 lacks any redeeming qualities and it is such a shame as the subject matter would have perfectly fitted Dafoe's emotional acting style.AVOID!