I was in the dark (no pun intended) about this movie. Never saw a trailer, only read the synopsis. I was intrigued. We get a brief history of our characters and where they came from at the beginning but that's about it. He cinematography was really good. The vast shots of the landscapes were beautiful. Paired with a great soundtrack it gave us the atmosphere for the world. But the heart of the movie was lacking....the characters. They were kind predictable and you kind of knew what was going to happen to each one. I didn't care for them as they were being picked off one at a time. The character story of the stray girl seemed very similar to the movie Prey (which I really disliked). We knew very little about her but all of a sudden she's the best hunter out of all of them? The other young male was terrible. Made every wrong decision and you end up hating him because....well....he sucks. The reveal of demon/monster that was tracking them could have been cool in a different movie. These were neanderthals which apparently existed with humans for a short time. So I liked the idea of them both existing and being paranoid and afraid of each other but it just didn't work in this movie. For the things that were happening (giant bone yards being found, kids being abducted, them having super strength) it would have made sense for a mythical beast or something to be there but I think everyone was let down because it didn't seem plausible.
I'd recommend seeing the movie, it's not a bad movie at all but I think people were disappointed because it had such good potential and fell short.
I'd recommend seeing the movie, it's not a bad movie at all but I think people were disappointed because it had such good potential and fell short.