Extinction

Das Ende ist in Ordnung, aber es entschädigt nicht für die vorherigen 90 Minuten, in denen das nicht ganz funktionierende Dreieck der Familie nur gelegentlich von einem hungrigen Monster angegriffen wird. Es hätte dramatischer sein können, es hätte besser geschnitten werden können und es hätte sogar ohne den digitalen Schnee funktioniert. (02.08.2015)

Cringe, pretty cringe, unfortunately. It felt fake, starting with the unpleasantly digital looking exteriors, but mainly with regard to the portray of the microcosm of the three protagonists, in particular that nine-year old girl raised in a snowy wasteland by one guy – I don’t think she would ever behave and talk the way she behaves and talks in the film. In short, when it comes to the characters’ behaviour, it wasn’t believable. And at least form the moment Matthew Fox starts arguing with the radio things begin to feel almost unintentionally funny. The coveted emotions with which the film plays a lot didn’t have any effect on me. The decently looking monster and the fairly good horror tempo in the end deserve three stars, but I was expecting more and, to me, Extinction is a wasted opportunity. (31.07.2015)

I had high hopes up for Extinction from the first trailer, especially since it's from the director of the excellent home invasion film Kidnapped, which definitely suited him better. Extinction is 90% drama as the main draws are the acting, the story, the slow pace and the excessive running time, which is definitely not my cup of tea. Praise should be given to the great visuals and the original look of the monsters. The horror elements, though, were indeed scarce, what disappointed me the most was the absence of gore, and the fact that I fell asleep three times during the film and watched it for three days didn’t add much to my satisfaction either. Story 6/10, Atmosphere 6/10, Gore 2/10, Visuals 6/10, Action 1/10, Entertainment 4/10. 55% (11.08.2015)

Zombies are a subject matter that's mostly approached as dumb B-movies, but sometimes creators do dare to do something better. The apocalypse is portrayed here with originality, featuring snow, which isn't something you often see in connection with zombies, but primarily it focuses on the characters and their past and present. This leads to the fact that there are strong and weak points. Overall, it was good. (11.12.2015)