LOL. Seriously, that's my reaction. There's some nice ideas and themes in this movie but...man. There are so many plot holes, mistakes, and leaps in logic it's like somebody took a machine gun to the script. Good grief. Even technically it disappoints. It was apparently shot on film- film left out in one of the dirt storms from the movie, that is. It's grainy, dull, and flat. The special effects are unimpressive, with some looking like they were ripped straight out of a medium-budget sci-film. From 1984. Anne Hathaway's dialogue and delivery range from pretty good to laughably terrible. And, well, it's an Anne Hathaway movie so, of course she cries. Maybe she's crying over the way her skin changes shades for no apparent reason, from pale to almost ghostly white and back again. Matthew Mconahayhayhayhayhay spends the entire movie acting like he simply doesn't have the energy to enunciate or even fully speak his lines. The little girl who plays the daughter is very good in her limited screen time. Jessica Chastain looks good but is pretty unremarkable in a part that doesn't ask much of her. Having said all that, like I mentioned, there's some nice themes here. The overarching "survival instinct" theme is well-done. The pull of love and family are well-done. The last 5-10 minutes of the movie is really good. And, despite being 3 hours long, the movie doesn't feel particularly long. In the end, though, this movie is simply not good. 4/10. Maybe.
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