In a small California town suddenly lost electricity, radio and telephone. At the same time, nothing terrible is happening, but a state of uncertainty quickly drives people to heat. You can't take cash, you can't buy drugs without a prescription, there's a line at the gun store for guns. .
The marauders, of course, started to play tricks. Inside this uncertainty, the director stuck a young family with little trouble. You know, He's a little bit of a mum, plus a baby, plus household problems. And then they all try to get out of the city and of course run into problems.
A very languid movie with an atmosphere of heat and anxiety. It seems that the action is about to fall into near Lynchevsky surrealism (and it’s not just about Kyle McLucklen), but no, the reality immediately straightens up and begins to torture the heroes again with heat and attempts at self-determination in the spirit of “the creature I’m trembling or...”
By the way, this is the directorial debut of a good screenwriter David Koepp (Death suits her face, Jurassic Park, the first Mission, Fear Room, etc.) and Lynch lovers are likely to like it. It seemed too simple for such a melancholy form. Except that the initial three-minute scene with behavioral triggers shot with one plan was impressive. Well, it was nice to see Elizabeth Shue, Mulroney and Agent Cooper.
6 out of 10