Truth and consequences There is no need to draw any parallels with modern events and draw conclusions that the Americans are filming a picture of the nuclear threat for a reason. There is no relevance in this film. One way or another, the theme of people fleeing modern war has been played out more than once in each of the decades after World War II. Remember, at least “Dr. Strangelove”, “On the Shore”, “War Game” by Peter Watkins, “Threads” by Mick Jackson or “The Next Day” by Nicholas Meyer, “Mad Men”. Romero, or quite recently, "How I Love Now."
The film “Consequences” does not stand out from the above examples. A claustrophobic chamber drama is set in front of us from the lives of several people hiding in an abandoned house after nuclear explosions. Simple dramaturgy here is completely predictable, fixing and violence, and powerlessness, and blood, and despair. This means that the picture does not “shoot”. Even Edward Furlong, who has become quite a character actor, does not save. Therefore, instead of unexpected moves and numerous surprises, the viewer will get a conceptually masochistic narrative tone. In other words, this tape is absolutely not interesting, empty in its constructive significance, as well as the entertaining denominator. A trivial repetition of solutions that have been tried for decades. Alas, no more than that.
1 out of 10