After the Dark (2014)

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

My housemate recommended this to me and being a student whose sleeping pattern is ruined, I decided to put it on. Safe to say, I really liked it! Let me state the obvious and say that it's not the best film in the world. However, it's definitely not the worst. I've seen worse apocalypse films, trust me! I feel that people are dissecting it, which therefore makes it not enjoyable. When it comes to philosophy and logic, granted, the film doesn't make sense (the whole idea that there's nothing to fear as at the end of the day, it's all in their heads!) Yet, that is exactly what makes it good. Your imagination is literally the worst place you can be in when it comes to this scenario. It's designed to make you think of the scenario and apply that same mindset and thought process into a real life scenario. For example, when Petra decides to choose the people that provide fun and entertainment for a year as opposed to people who have skills that can ensure survival, that's basically telling you that there are other ways of figuring things out as well as saying that it isn't just about survival! I wasn't a fan of the whole "teacher and student affair" part of the narrative at the end. I thought that did ruin it a bit and wasn't a good climax. All that aside and focussing on the point of the movie, it was good! If you want a film that makes you think, then this is definitely one to watch. Just, when you watch, don't say things like "that's not philosophy" and "this makes no sense as it's in their heads." Just watch it and enjoy it for what it is and you may find you enjoy it more.

This movie absolutely insults the viewers intelligence. Hey, lets end the world so we can have some fun. Btw smuggest movie I've ever seen

I don't understand all the negative reviews on this one. The idea behind it is spectacular to be honest. An entire movie based on a thought experiment. The movie centers around a group of students involved in a social thought experiment on surviving an atomic apocalypse. The effects are pretty mediocre, but that is due to a low budget, so that is not too big of a deal to me. Acting is not the best, but Sophie Lowe and James D'Arcy are quite good. In fact, Sophie Lowe carries the film. She is great.Now, this film is probably not philosophically accurate, but frankly, I do not care. I liked it for what it was probably meant to be. A fun and quick sci-fi action movie. And again, Sophie Lowe was great. 7/10

just watched this film. saw a lot of derision on here for it so had to comment. this film asks some really good questions and doesn't ask a lot of other questions. This film lets the viewer think. A quality that so few films allow these days. Yes, there is a formula to this film but that is not a bad thing. The themes this film allows you to think about need a familiar plot point to ground it so we as an audience can relate. Sure this film is not Oscar worthy if that matters, but that doesn't make it a bad movie. This film reminds me of the 'Lifeboat' exercise I did in drama school. The 3rd solution to the puzzle made so much sense to me. Watch it and make up your own mind.