Stars: Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert, Chris Kaye, Bryn Hodgen, Nicholas Chambers, Susan Lee Burton, Neil Summerville, Richard Summers-Calvert, Rudy Barrow, Eve Kathryn Oliver | Written and Directed by Andrew Gilbert
[Note: With the film finally coming to DVD, here’s a reposting of our review of the sci-fi film Edge of Extinction]
Filmed in a suitably grim and grey aesthetic, Edge of Extinction is set 15 years after a global apocalypse, with mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in the desolate British countryside, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more savage than any of them could have imagined.
Edge of Extinction has had quite the journey to the screen, with a 3 year journey from start to finish for writer/director Andrew Gilbert,...
[Note: With the film finally coming to DVD, here’s a reposting of our review of the sci-fi film Edge of Extinction]
Filmed in a suitably grim and grey aesthetic, Edge of Extinction is set 15 years after a global apocalypse, with mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in the desolate British countryside, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more savage than any of them could have imagined.
Edge of Extinction has had quite the journey to the screen, with a 3 year journey from start to finish for writer/director Andrew Gilbert,...
- 8/25/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert, Chris Kaye, Bryn Hodgen, Nicholas Chambers, Susan Lee Burton, Neil Summerville, Richard Summers-Calvert, Rudy Barrow, Eve Kathryn Oliver | Written and Directed by Andrew Gilbert
Filmed in a suitably grim and grey aesthetic, Edge of Extinction is set 15 years after a global apocalypse, with mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in the desolate British countryside, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more savage than any of them could have imagined.
Edge of Extinction has had quite the journey to the screen, with a 3 year journey from start to finish for writer/director Andrew Gilbert, and...
Filmed in a suitably grim and grey aesthetic, Edge of Extinction is set 15 years after a global apocalypse, with mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in the desolate British countryside, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more savage than any of them could have imagined.
Edge of Extinction has had quite the journey to the screen, with a 3 year journey from start to finish for writer/director Andrew Gilbert, and...
- 5/22/2020
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Some well-crafted action scenes are thwarted by a stilted script in Andrew Gilbert’s plodding post-apocalyptic thriller
This post-apocalyptic survivalist thriller, set in rural Britain, is both violent and depressing, with some iffy line-readings, weird script moments and untied plot strands. It isn’t badly shot by any means, with one or two effective action scenes and interesting use of remote locations, but it takes two ploddingly long hours to tell a cumbersomely inflated and often dull story, which even at the finish line has to be wound up pretty arbitrarily.
We are in a lawless, chaotic land where food, water and shelter are grimly scarce. A lone individual (Luke Hobson), haunted by his tragic past, makes common cause with a young woman (Georgie Smibert) and a desperate, angry man (Chris Kaye) to win out against a terrifying band of marauding cannibals and rapists, led by a brutal figure known...
This post-apocalyptic survivalist thriller, set in rural Britain, is both violent and depressing, with some iffy line-readings, weird script moments and untied plot strands. It isn’t badly shot by any means, with one or two effective action scenes and interesting use of remote locations, but it takes two ploddingly long hours to tell a cumbersomely inflated and often dull story, which even at the finish line has to be wound up pretty arbitrarily.
We are in a lawless, chaotic land where food, water and shelter are grimly scarce. A lone individual (Luke Hobson), haunted by his tragic past, makes common cause with a young woman (Georgie Smibert) and a desperate, angry man (Chris Kaye) to win out against a terrifying band of marauding cannibals and rapists, led by a brutal figure known...
- 5/20/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The allure of the post-apocalyptic world is one that cinema revisits frequently and Andrew Gilbert’s Edge of Extinction dives into this valiantly.
But despite its best efforts it falls short with a number of mis-steps.
This is a Britain but not quite as we know it, undoubtedly and you would believe is post-Brexit, set 15 years after World War III triggered by a nuclear attack on Turkey.
We see some signs of promise or perhaps at least what could be as the film opens to a lone man simply credited as “The Boy” (Luke Hobson) out in the middle of nowhere against a distinctive score that perfectly sets a tone of despair.
Director and writer, Andrew Gilbert, borrows from what has come before and is very reminiscent of 28 Days Later and captures a smidgen of the feeling at the beginning but this is where comparisons stop.
As the plot...
But despite its best efforts it falls short with a number of mis-steps.
This is a Britain but not quite as we know it, undoubtedly and you would believe is post-Brexit, set 15 years after World War III triggered by a nuclear attack on Turkey.
We see some signs of promise or perhaps at least what could be as the film opens to a lone man simply credited as “The Boy” (Luke Hobson) out in the middle of nowhere against a distinctive score that perfectly sets a tone of despair.
Director and writer, Andrew Gilbert, borrows from what has come before and is very reminiscent of 28 Days Later and captures a smidgen of the feeling at the beginning but this is where comparisons stop.
As the plot...
- 5/19/2020
- by Thomas Alexander
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It has been several years since the nuclear war took place. The land is degraded; it's hard to scrape a living. Our hero (Luke Hobson) lives alone in an abandoned building where he has managed to collect some supplies, but when one day a young woman (Georgie Smibert) comes his way, saying that she's starving and begging for help, he breaks his longstanding rules to let her in. What follows is not quite what either of them expected. It will propel our hero - along with an unlikely ally - into a conflict that could redefine the order of things.
If this sounds like an exciting premise, be prepared for a film in which a lot of time is spent running about and shouting with a lot of threats, bullying and brutality but not a lot of real action. Occasional short fight sequences, realistically messy, keep us going until it picks.
If this sounds like an exciting premise, be prepared for a film in which a lot of time is spent running about and shouting with a lot of threats, bullying and brutality but not a lot of real action. Occasional short fight sequences, realistically messy, keep us going until it picks.
- 5/15/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Hundy Gilbert Media and Lightbulb Film Distribution are delighted to share the official poster and trailer for upcoming British feature, Edge of Extinction. The post-apocalyptic thriller is set fifteen years in the future, and stars Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert and Chris Kaye. The film will be released across all major On Demand and Download platforms …
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- 5/5/2020
- by Adrian Halen
- Horror News
"They will hit you with everything they've got." Hundy Gilbert Media has debuted an official trailer for an indie post-apocalyptic survival thriller titled Edge of Extinction, from writer / director Andrew Gilbert. The film is set 15 years after a nuclear World War III, when civilization is gone and humanity barely hangs on. "One boy clings onto life in the desolate countryside of southern Britain, where staying away from other humans has been key to his survival." But one day his isolation comes to an end when he crosses paths with a woman, and also the cannibals of post-apocalyptic survival. Starring Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert, Chris Kaye, Bryn Hodgen, Nicholas Chambers, & Susan Lee Burton. Such a been there, done that concept with films like The Road. And all the horror films as well. This doesn't seem to offer anything new. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Andrew Gilbert's Edge of Extinction, direct...
- 4/30/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Hundy Gilbert Media and Lightbulb Film Distribution have launched a new trailer for the post-apocalyptic thriller ‘Edge of Extinction’.
15 years after a global apocalypse, mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in his bunker, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more brutal and savage than any of them could have imagined.
Directed by Andrew Gilbert, the film stars Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert and Chris Kaye.
Also in trailers – New trailer lands for action-thriller ‘The Takedown’
The film will be released across all major On Demand and Download platforms from May 18, with a DVD released later in the year.
15 years after a global apocalypse, mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in his bunker, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more brutal and savage than any of them could have imagined.
Directed by Andrew Gilbert, the film stars Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert and Chris Kaye.
Also in trailers – New trailer lands for action-thriller ‘The Takedown’
The film will be released across all major On Demand and Download platforms from May 18, with a DVD released later in the year.
- 4/30/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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