Such a frustrating disappointment

People are voting emotionally.

A Disappointing Continuation

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

As the end of the world approaches, two lonely souls find companionship together in this unusual apocalyptic drama from Canada. The film is very light on special effects and deliberately skirts over the pseudoscience of what is causing the apocalypse to instead explore the diverse ways that human beings would likely approach a predicted doomsday. With most of the characters quite calm and collected, the film does not always convey the feeling of an impending apocalypse, however, the use of constant brightness (even late at night) serves as a reminder that things are not quite right. The main setback of the film in any case is the fact that it spends a lot of time on supporting players such as David Cronenberg's workaholic executive and a young guy interested in trying every sexual experience under the sun before dying - all of whom have more fascinating quirks that the two protagonists, always rationalising everything around them (that said, their rational carjacking of a vehicle is a certain highlight). Whatever the case, the film concludes on a surefire memorable note and the frequent playing of gas company phone call messages in the background injects a welcome dose of humour into the rather grim proceedings. Director Don McKellar would later go on to write the terrific 'Blindness' for Fernando Meirelles, but this is an interesting stepping stone of sorts movie.

My Dad told me about this movie. He had caught it on Television on one night and it took me some time but I tracked it down because I do enjoy post-apocalyptic films and rarely see anything Canadian that stands out in my opinion but I was absolutely pleasantly surprised by this Canadian gem. It doesn't make itself explicitly clear that its Canadian but it doesn't need to because that's not what its about. The film is about a group of people preparing for the end of the world. Its moving, its well acted, and it has a terrific pace. It leaves you with an endless amount of questions but it has to because that's the nature of the film.Don McKellar leads the cast, not only as the star but also directs and wrote the film and does a terrific award worthy job as quiet and strong Patrick Wheeler. The film follows him for the most part almost exclusively throughout different circumstances and you become attached to his character. Sandra Oh is fantastic as Sandra. She has a lot of emotion and strength and her and McKellar have great chemistry opposite each other. The film really does focus on the two of them and it carries the film throughout but it would be a crime to not mention the supporting cast who are all excellent in their small roles. Sarah Polley, David Cronenberg, Roberta Maxwell, and Robin Gammell stand out in great small roles in the film. Also Callum Keith Rennie gives a really great performance as the best friend to McKellar who spends his last hours trying to fulfill his every sexual wish.The film is light on special effects because the story is about how this group of people are each handling the inevitable end of the world. You will wonder throughout the film whether this is actually going to happen, and you will wonder what caused this apocalypse but ultimately none of that matters because you are watching how each of those people deal with the end of the world. It is unique in the fact that it isn't about the event that is happening but rather the people involved. It is riveting, heart wrenching, captivating and truly worth seeing!! A Canadian gem that few know about but everyone should see!! 8.5/10

Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone" is certainly one of the greatest television series ever, and a 1961 episode titled "Midnight Sun" may have been the inspiration for this film. Or maybe not. But it immediately came to mind as I realized what event would bring about the termination of the earth in this movie.. In Serling's tale, the earth has slipped its orbit and is moving towards the sun, as the few people remaining in an abandoned city await the end in an increasingly hot environment. While this film doesn't have the psychological twist to its ending that "Midnight Sun" had, it does evoke the same sad, elegaic mental landscape of the characters. OK, so the science here is way off, but I think that may be part of McKellar's intention. He's less interested in telling a science fiction yarn than relating an allegorical memento mori to a stupefied culture.

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