Don't. Just DON'T. Pass this movie faster than you would a gang fight on the side of the interstate.
It's not so much bleak as it is oblique. We get most of our story from the 10 second intro summarizing this "new world". After that it's just silly. A surviving couple on their way to Milwaukee (!!) must pass through territory after territory that has each been claimed by a different group of deviants who feel outlandish and silly more than they do dangerous. Some wear deer heads. Some wear bed sheets and eyeglasses (their name? Ahem, "The Sheets"). I don't see how these killer gangs managed to survive and conquer with such limited visibility. Wearing a trophy deer head is an impediment more than it is impressive. It's meandering and our goal isn't clearly defined. But the main problem is the lead couple. Dude does alright. Kate Bosworth's character is horrible. The world's ending and her main concern is giving her husband the cold shoulder while telling others how the apocalypse interrupted her divorce. It doesn't help her case that the husband in question saves her life over and over, brings her food, and leaves little notes on her favorite albums when he finds them in abandoned homes. This "film" is a mess and the lead character is repulsive. AND I've already forgotten the supporting characters and it's only been an hour. I remember the Sheets, tho.
It's not so much bleak as it is oblique. We get most of our story from the 10 second intro summarizing this "new world". After that it's just silly. A surviving couple on their way to Milwaukee (!!) must pass through territory after territory that has each been claimed by a different group of deviants who feel outlandish and silly more than they do dangerous. Some wear deer heads. Some wear bed sheets and eyeglasses (their name? Ahem, "The Sheets"). I don't see how these killer gangs managed to survive and conquer with such limited visibility. Wearing a trophy deer head is an impediment more than it is impressive. It's meandering and our goal isn't clearly defined. But the main problem is the lead couple. Dude does alright. Kate Bosworth's character is horrible. The world's ending and her main concern is giving her husband the cold shoulder while telling others how the apocalypse interrupted her divorce. It doesn't help her case that the husband in question saves her life over and over, brings her food, and leaves little notes on her favorite albums when he finds them in abandoned homes. This "film" is a mess and the lead character is repulsive. AND I've already forgotten the supporting characters and it's only been an hour. I remember the Sheets, tho.