Paul (Joel Edgerton), his wife Sarah, and their son Travis are living in their boarded up isolated cabin in the woods. They bury an elderly man after he contracted a disease. The home is sealed up as protection from an unspoken outbreak. Will breaks in and is taken captive. He tells them that he thought the home was abandoned and he left his family behind to look for supplies. Filled with apprehension, Paul drives Will to retrieve his family. They are attacked along the way.
This is an apocalyptic film stripped down to its bare bones. It has its appeal but the outbreak transmission leave me a little perplexed. It feels more like a possession than an actual disease. The info has been stripped out so much that the lack of an exposition has left some confusion in the basic premise. I'm not usually a fan of expositions but a little clarity is helpful. Sometimes, it's important to lay down a scaffolding to help build a solid structure.
This is an apocalyptic film stripped down to its bare bones. It has its appeal but the outbreak transmission leave me a little perplexed. It feels more like a possession than an actual disease. The info has been stripped out so much that the lack of an exposition has left some confusion in the basic premise. I'm not usually a fan of expositions but a little clarity is helpful. Sometimes, it's important to lay down a scaffolding to help build a solid structure.