Credited cast: | |||
Bill Sage | ... | Frank | |
Abraham Benrubi | ... | Billy | |
Joseph D. Reitman | ... | Buddy | |
Costas Mandylor | ... | Jim | |
Lorraine Farris | ... | Rachel | |
Lymari Nadal | ... | Julia | |
Meg DeLacy | ... | Christine | |
Grant Harvey | ... | Holden | |
Ronnie Gene Blevins | ... | Lee | |
Danielle Burgio | ... | Annette | |
Anne Stedman | ... | Disbatcher Melinda | |
Matthew R. Staley | ... | Outlaw Otis | |
Chris Meyer | ... | Ray | |
Sean Cernow | ... | Tortured Veteran | |
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Jose Sarduy | ... | Actor - Camper #2 |
Then There Was is an ensemble thriller which tells the story of four college students, an expectant couple, and a lone survival expert who are confronted by a global blackout that forces them to endure the worst of human nature as society falls apart around them. Written by anonymous
I rented this from a redbox on a whim one night, not really giving it much thought. When I picked it out, it reminded me of the TV movie "American Blackout" that came out on nat geo a while back, which had a very similar plot. But "The Blackout" surprised me, it looked good, had solid acting, and above all it had a story was realistic and not over the top. Even minor things really stood out to me, like how loud the gunshots were (it's a pet peeve of mine when gunshots are too quiet in movies). It gave that same feeling the TV show "Jericho" did, where you don't know what's going on, so the anxiety levels are up there. This movie gave me a pretty good adrenaline rush on more than one occasion. I would have liked to have seen a little more of how the survivalist made use of his preparations though, but that's not something that took away from the movie.