Reviews

Should of expected racial undertones when I saw the Obamas in the opening credits as the producers. I was correct in that assumption. Interesting idea for a movie in general and would have warranted more stars if they cut out the out-of-place racial stuff. Still wouldn't have been a great movie if that were cut out though.

The idea of a cyberattack doing the initial damage is plausible but I feel that damage of that scale isn't realistic. True, we are vastly unprepared for such attack but having all this happen would be extremely unlikely. Take down all systems at once and leave us completely vulnerable to attacks from outside forces? Really?

The outside attacks on such a scale are also unlikely and the coordination nationwide is ridiculous. Regardless, the talk of civil war and then being told of nuclear detonations along with attacks on cities and the White House? Which is it? Where did all the helicopters and jets come from also?

Then the animals showing up along with the talk of messed up migration patterns. What?! All this topped with some sort of drivel about racism which made not sense in the context of the movie. Without that I might give it 6 stars but not more than that.

I don't want to be one of "those people" and I don't expect a movie to be as good as a book but the story of Bird Box is given a misjustice from this movie. The book has character identities, relationships, storylines, etc. that are completely different. For example, Tom isn't a musclebound stud in the book, he is an older father-figure that the house respects and is like a father to Malorie. This is something you would think should of been preserved and not changed THIS MUCH for a movie. Malorie also just doesn't crash in front of a house. There is an entire (and important) story on how she finds and gets accepted into the house. The monsters are also talked about and explained in a deeper sense and not just "the spooky thing outside". As a matter of fact, you start to understand where they are from, why they are here, and what they are. Something the movie totally skips over but obviously important. There are many other examples but I don't want to ruin it if somebody wants to read the book. Bottom line though, it's changing the story too much to be what the author intended. The last movie I have seen that jacked up the story this much from the intention of the book was Starship Troopers. That's going back a long time.

As for the movie, it's ok in it's own right. It's fun and well made with decent acting. It's a good showcase of what a Netflix movie can be. The movie wouldn't feel out of place in theaters. Just don't expect anything profound, sit back, and have a good time watching it.