This cold war / potential end of the world theme is always a favorite of mine, so that's why I gave it the rating I did. Production values are good, Pullman is good and I commend Netflix for doing what Hollywood isn't ... it's partnering with all sorts of alternative production houses, so in the future I expect they will be bringing out material that is fresh and original. The story is confusingly conveyed ... I know what they were trying to convey but they didn't pull it off, so I can imagine viewers will be scratching their heads wondering exactly what happened. With a bit of creative editing you could even be convinced this is a very good movie ... but the story feels slapped together and there are two many pieces missing to make sense of things. This can become annoying. The ending is possibly accurate but a little bit of melodramatic afterthought ... Henny Penny is warning us that the sky is falling ... nothing like a bit of scaremongering to make us sit up and think Wow!! ... there's a message here if only I could decipher it.
Review of The Coldest Game
