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• Horror
• Mystery

• 2018
• Susanne Bier
• 124 mins
• 15

Summary

When a sudden apocalyptic event causes mother Malorie to flee her home, she has to find the strength to push forward into the unknown whilst doing the dangerous journey blindfolded. Danger lurks around every corner for Malorie and her two children. Horror mystery, starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich and Sarah Paulson

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Jamie Healy

In this high-concept sci-fi tale from Netflix, blindfolds offer humankind's only protection from mysterious creatures who, once glimpsed, drive people to suicide or turn them into homicidal psychopaths. Against this apocalyptic environment, Sandra Bullock must navigate a rampaging river in order to find safe haven for herself and her two children. Their arduous, unseeing voyage is punctuated by a series of flashbacks to the start of the chaos five years earlier, when the then-pregnant Bullock is forced to hole up in a suburban home with a disparate group of bewildered survivors. Among the notable and quickly diminishing supporting cast, John Malkovich is his usual, effortlessly scathing self as a recent widower, while charismatic Trevante Rhodes gradually earns the trust of the wary Bullock and helps her through the unfolding horror. Sadly, Jacki Weaver, a two-time Oscar nominee, is given little to do except wring her hands and look on despairingly. Director Susanne Bier (TV's The Night Manager) conjures plenty of suspenseful moments, with the gust of wind that signifies the creatures' presence a nice eerie touch. However, inconsistencies in logic do begin to creep into the story and the final scenes lack the desired emotional punch, despite Bullock's gutsy but brittle performance. On its own merits, Bird Box offers serviceable end-of-the-world scares, but it lacks the heart-pounding tension of John Krasinski's A Quiet Place released the same year, where sensory deprivation also holds the key to survival.

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6.6/10

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Cast

rolenameMalorieSandra BullockTomTrevante RhodesDouglasJohn MalkovichJessicaSarah PaulsonCherylJacki WeaverLucyRosa SalazarOlympiaDanielle MacdonaldCharlieLil Rel HoweryGaryTom HollanderDr LaphamParminder NagraGregB D WongWhistling marauderDavid DastmalchianFelixMachine Gun Kelly RickPruitt Taylor VinceLydiaRebecca PidgeonGirlVivien Lyra BlairBoyJulian Edwards

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rolenameDirectorSusanne Bier

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Released on

2018-12-21

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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