ThiefHott Too much of everything

AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

TenPin1969 Bad acting. Completely unbelievable plot. Imagine a 13 year old who has no idea what a philosophy class is, no idea how people would act in a life threatening situation, a weirdly vindicative and not-at-all realistic teacher character, and the stupidest ending ever and he'd still write a better script than this.

peteypiper My housemate recommended this to me and being a student whose sleeping pattern is ruined, I decided to put it on. Safe to say, I really liked it! Let me state the obvious and say that it's not the best film in the world. However, it's definitely not the worst. I've seen worse apocalypse films, trust me! I feel that people are dissecting it, which therefore makes it not enjoyable. When it comes to philosophy and logic, granted, the film doesn't make sense (the whole idea that there's nothing to fear as at the end of the day, it's all in their heads!) Yet, that is exactly what makes it good. Your imagination is literally the worst place you can be in when it comes to this scenario. It's designed to make you think of the scenario and apply that same mindset and thought process into a real life scenario. For example, when Petra decides to choose the people that provide fun and entertainment for a year as opposed to people who have skills that can ensure survival, that's basically telling you that there are other ways of figuring things out as well as saying that it isn't just about survival! I wasn't a fan of the whole "teacher and student affair" part of the narrative at the end. I thought that did ruin it a bit and wasn't a good climax. All that aside and focussing on the point of the movie, it was good! If you want a film that makes you think, then this is definitely one to watch. Just, when you watch, don't say things like "that's not philosophy" and "this makes no sense as it's in their heads." Just watch it and enjoy it for what it is and you may find you enjoy it more.

Ricky112101 I don't understand all the negative reviews on this one. The idea behind it is spectacular to be honest. An entire movie based on a thought experiment. The movie centers around a group of students involved in a social thought experiment on surviving an atomic apocalypse. The effects are pretty mediocre, but that is due to a low budget, so that is not too big of a deal to me. Acting is not the best, but Sophie Lowe and James D'Arcy are quite good. In fact, Sophie Lowe carries the film. She is great.Now, this film is probably not philosophically accurate, but frankly, I do not care. I liked it for what it was probably meant to be. A fun and quick sci-fi action movie. And again, Sophie Lowe was great. 7/10

mattsean-52169 As other people have detailed more completely than I care to, this movie is mediocre at best if you're looking for a movie about philosophy. If you try to watch the movie from this point of view it's downright infuriating and deserves the single star that so many reviewers gave.Watching the movie as a drama, it's passable. The teacher claims that they're doing a thought experiment but in actuality I would say they were playing a bad role playing game (think Dungeons and Dragons). Imagine a really nasty DM (the teacher) empowered to force others to play his game by use of his position of authority. He does most of the things that a bad DM does and for reasons consistent with most common role playing game drama. This doesn't really pull together to make a fantastic movie but it's decent.