I agree with the others questioning the sci-fi category: was waiting for aliens to be in the woods, hunting down the last of humanity (hence the claim of WWWIII having happened), but it was not to be. Should have been listed as a drama, which is what it was. A character study, as my mom would call it.
It had A LOT packed into the hour and a half, so I give a thumbs up for storytelling. I can even forgive the plot switcheroo just bc that's storytelling, right? (ahem.... M. Night Schiamalan) my biggest gripe, #1, was the F bomb suddenly being dropped left and right for the last 50 minutes of the movie. The first 45 had nothing like that....mild stuff you will hear on NCIS or Blue Bloods, but nothing vulgar. It was as though there was one director for the first part and another director for the second part. Very inconsistent. It even felt like a different movie to the end.
Other than that, well done and kudos for continuity at least. I really wanted to see the mom at the end after he knocked!!!!!
It had A LOT packed into the hour and a half, so I give a thumbs up for storytelling. I can even forgive the plot switcheroo just bc that's storytelling, right? (ahem.... M. Night Schiamalan) my biggest gripe, #1, was the F bomb suddenly being dropped left and right for the last 50 minutes of the movie. The first 45 had nothing like that....mild stuff you will hear on NCIS or Blue Bloods, but nothing vulgar. It was as though there was one director for the first part and another director for the second part. Very inconsistent. It even felt like a different movie to the end.
Other than that, well done and kudos for continuity at least. I really wanted to see the mom at the end after he knocked!!!!!