I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that this is THE best "End Of The World" movie I have ever seen.I haven't seen them all but for me.....this is the one. It has no massive Hollywood budget and no flashy special effects (except maybe for the finale)and not much in the way of action. But what is does have is far better.
This is a far grittier affair than the likes of "Deep Impact" and "Knowing" and as far removed from "Armageddon" as you can possibly get. What you do get is a "We're doomed" scenario that somehow never becomes depressing but constantly makes you ask questions about what you would do if you were in the main characters shoes.
The plot is basically very simple. We're gonna die.All of us.An object has hit the Northern hemisphere and the shock wave/fireball/fallout or whatever you want to call it is going to hit you in 12 hours.There is and never will be a way to escape it. So what are you going to do?
Our main (shady) character has decided he's going to party away his last moments on booze and drugs.He doesn't care much about the world collapsing into chaos around him.He has a destination to get to before the end and nothing else matters.That is until he comes across a young girl about to be sexually assaulted by two nasty thugs.Said character has a sudden minor morality check and saves the girl who has somehow become separated from her parents.
So now our "hero" has a real dilemma.Does he continue on to the party leaving the girl stranded?.Or does he help her find her way home before the end comes?
I'll let you see for yourselves but the situations that followed had me asking myself "would I have done that?"........."Could I have done that?"....... There will certainly be moments where you will find yourselves saying an involuntary "Oh s**t"..........
And the end when it inevitably comes is (again for me anyway) far more scary than any other movie of this genre. Well done to all those concerned in making this movie.
Finally,I've seen reviews comparing this movie to "The Road". And yes,while for many "The Road" is a far superior movie,I found it just too depressing. If you haven't seen either movie yet,give "These Final Hours" a shot first. It has it's flaws sure,but you won't be disappointed if you like this genre.
This is a far grittier affair than the likes of "Deep Impact" and "Knowing" and as far removed from "Armageddon" as you can possibly get. What you do get is a "We're doomed" scenario that somehow never becomes depressing but constantly makes you ask questions about what you would do if you were in the main characters shoes.
The plot is basically very simple. We're gonna die.All of us.An object has hit the Northern hemisphere and the shock wave/fireball/fallout or whatever you want to call it is going to hit you in 12 hours.There is and never will be a way to escape it. So what are you going to do?
Our main (shady) character has decided he's going to party away his last moments on booze and drugs.He doesn't care much about the world collapsing into chaos around him.He has a destination to get to before the end and nothing else matters.That is until he comes across a young girl about to be sexually assaulted by two nasty thugs.Said character has a sudden minor morality check and saves the girl who has somehow become separated from her parents.
So now our "hero" has a real dilemma.Does he continue on to the party leaving the girl stranded?.Or does he help her find her way home before the end comes?
I'll let you see for yourselves but the situations that followed had me asking myself "would I have done that?"........."Could I have done that?"....... There will certainly be moments where you will find yourselves saying an involuntary "Oh s**t"..........
And the end when it inevitably comes is (again for me anyway) far more scary than any other movie of this genre. Well done to all those concerned in making this movie.
Finally,I've seen reviews comparing this movie to "The Road". And yes,while for many "The Road" is a far superior movie,I found it just too depressing. If you haven't seen either movie yet,give "These Final Hours" a shot first. It has it's flaws sure,but you won't be disappointed if you like this genre.