best movie i've ever seen.

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

I was not expecting much and I got less. Walker is not a good actor. And he is not enough of an actor to carry a movie by himself. But he is not the main problem. The problem is that you know what will happen at any point in time. Yes. There will be a fight scenes. Yes. There will be a rescue scene. Yea. There will be more cheesy scenes than you can bear. And yes. There is an animal. Movie ticks all those boxes. But it is just not entertaining. And of course rescue comes at just the right time. Thank god it came after ninety minutes. I watched it until the end to be able to write a review. This was a waste of time.

One of the final movies of a fine actor of our time, Paul Walker. Small budget movie, only because of the story that did not require a grand setting and spectacular graphics. The whole film takes place inside a hospital and a very few external shots glued to the narration in pieces to make an exciting tale. Its his back to back after 'Vehicle 19' which also had a limited cast. At least he and his directors with writers proved these kind of small movies has an equal level of interesting materials to the grand ones. So it's about how you make one with all the finite resources and the rest is left to the people who decides its fate.A trans-apocalyptic movie. Due to the circumstance where the story happens, there's no proper explanation for everything. Obviously leaves some doubts concerning the main plot, but what the story tells is the basic instinct of survival of any species of our world. So in this film all about stay alive and protect your loved ones or die trying.What a father's, at a time a husband's role should be when his family completely depends him. That's what the story where a man stands between his family and the hurdles that coming his way. Not a fancy visual film, but an entertaining thriller-drama gives extreme nail-biting moments with less talks and more in actions. Definitely a good movie7/10

I have always been intrigued by the catastrophe/natural disaster genre. I admire the non-fictional originality of this film. I'm not aware if this kind of situation actually happened to any of the Katrina victims, but it's sorely interesting.First of all, mostly solo movies are difficult for an actor to portray the story in a way that will hold the audience's attention. I was impressed with Walker's ability to do just that, as I also recently watched "Brick Mansions"-- his other final film-- and I was hugely disappointed. His reactions to the situation were mostly small; I was riveted as I watched his character, trying to decipher his internal emotions by his facial expressions and body language. With all he goes through, I could feel the stress and anxiety that surely plagued the character. I tried to place myself in his shoes.Second, I felt the movie places large emphasis on the importance of family. I believe a father's first priority is to care for his own, and provide for this family. I felt a strong sense of this in the writing, as Nolan did everything within his power to save his adorable baby girl.In connection with that, the director did a swell job of always having something happening on screen. Nolan was always trying to do SOMETHING to help his situation. Unfortunately at times, it still got a little dry. I admired the small inserts of comical relief; it was just the right amount. Finally, the ending was just heartwarming; I had a subconscious smile on my face that lasted.Overall, I praise the originality of this film and the obvious efforts that were put in by all those involved in the project. Definitely worth my time.

There were obvious holes in the movie - like why is there only one incubator in an entire hospital, and why did the protagonist make such sloppy decisions. He could have at least written a note on several bedsheets to alert the helicopters that there was a baby needing help in the building. He just gave up his rooftop effort.The thing that really bugs me about this movie is the overt racial stereotypes. The protagonist encountered 3 criminals that lacked any sense of humanity - and all of them were non-white. We now know that most of the allegations of crime post-Katrina were hugely exaggerated and resulted in people being turned away from help. There were exaggerations about crime occurring in the Super Dome that people were all too ready to believe, including the mayor himself, because of deep seated beliefs about how poor people of color behave. They were regarded as little more than animals. And that is how this movie depicts practically all of the non-white people the protagonists encounters after the hurricane hits. Even the other "victims" on another roof appeared evil and hostile - shooting a gun to alert a helicopter to rescue them first. By the way, what rescue team would be interested in rescuing people fire guns anyway? This movie was just silly and I'm kind of mad that I broke down and watched it, because something told me it would be like this.