Georgia (Chloë Grace Moretz) is concerned about her unexpected pregnancy. Mostly, she's concerned about her boyfriend Sam (Algee Smith). Then the robot apocalypse happens.
This is a Hulu film. I actually really like the first half of the movie. The film has reduced the very familiar post-apocalyptic film to a relationship film. With the introduction of Arthur, the film threatens to take a big swing and it does exactly that. I completely foresaw the twist but that's fine. The problem is the execution of the twist. It's highly unlikely for so many reasons. Firstly, there is no way that they could have gotten in without being found out. Secondly, one would think that the robots would have some EMP weapons or nukes themselves by that time. Thirdly, why not escape to Europe instead of Asia which is on the other side of the world? Better yet, why not travel to Seattle in order to escape to Korea? Finally, is the film trying to make a point about the recent border issue in America? If so, it does it in the most clunky way possible. Add that all together, the last act is a mess of false notes and it breaks an otherwise interesting take on the familiar.
This is a Hulu film. I actually really like the first half of the movie. The film has reduced the very familiar post-apocalyptic film to a relationship film. With the introduction of Arthur, the film threatens to take a big swing and it does exactly that. I completely foresaw the twist but that's fine. The problem is the execution of the twist. It's highly unlikely for so many reasons. Firstly, there is no way that they could have gotten in without being found out. Secondly, one would think that the robots would have some EMP weapons or nukes themselves by that time. Thirdly, why not escape to Europe instead of Asia which is on the other side of the world? Better yet, why not travel to Seattle in order to escape to Korea? Finally, is the film trying to make a point about the recent border issue in America? If so, it does it in the most clunky way possible. Add that all together, the last act is a mess of false notes and it breaks an otherwise interesting take on the familiar.