2/12/2024 1 Comment Cast bird boxDespite some white-knuckle sequences - Salvatore Totino’s sickly cinematography gives the proceedings a queasy unease - both timelines are undone by genre clichés and disappointing logical lapses. (Perhaps that’s for the best considering that, apparently, demons are now also running amok on Earth - we hear their disquieting noises off screen.)īut one of the film’s chief problems is that neither storyline is particularly riveting. To be fair, there’s an undeniable anxiety in watching Bier’s helpless characters walk through the movie blindfolded, depriving themselves of sight to stay alive yet vulnerable because they can’t see anything. This plot twist guarantees that Bird Box will have to endure endless comparisons to A Quiet Place, in which making a sound could be fatal. Soon, Bird Box flashes back to five years ago, as a pregnant Malorie realizes that a terrifying outbreak of mass suicides is occurring across the globe, forcing her to go into hiding with a disparate group of strangers (including a hard-drinking Malkovich, a harried Weaver and a quietly heroic Trevante Rhodes).Įventually, Malorie and her fellow survivors deduce what has happened: just looking at someone who has succumbed to this mysterious illness provokes insanity and suicide. Bullock’s star power and the popularity of dystopian fiction will be decent draws, as will a distinguished supporting cast that includes John Malkovich and Jacki Weaver.īased on Josh Malerman’s novel, the film stars Bullock as Malorie, a desperate woman guiding two children named Boy (Julian Edwards) and Girl (Vivien Lyra Blair) on a dangerous river journey during which they must always wear blindfolds. With hints of The Road, A Quiet Place and any number of zombie movies, this Netflix film is appreciably bleak but also sluggish, never fully fleshing out the themes at the story’s core.īird Box will receive a limited theatrical run in select US cities starting December 13 before its global launch on Netflix on December 21. Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier ( In A Better World) paints a nightmare scenario in which a bizarre contagion sweeps through and destroys most of humanity, the infection seemingly spread simply by looking at those affected. Justin Riemer Courtney Schwartz Karin Silvestri Danny Wynands Marie Fink Ryan Ryusaki Terrence Julien Shantiel Alexis Vazquez Linda Jewell Cliff McLaughlin Mark Dobson Riley Harper Jess King Jake Dashnaw Monica Lopez Aleman Kimberly Shannon Murphy Natalie Padilla Chanon Finley David Elson Wesley Scott Brenda Lorena Garcia Katina Waters Pingi Moli Kris A.The end of the world is plagued with a sense of déjà vu in Bird Box, a familiar dystopian thriller somewhat redeemed by Sandra Bullock’s emotional performance. Davison Olivia Summers Kevin Patrick Burke Kara Petersen Nico Woulard Dean Bailey Darin Fujimori Kelli Barksdale Rex Reddick Robert Nagle Charlotte Townsend Heidi Moneymaker Jessica Harbeck Jade Quon Crystal Michelle Ed McDermott II Bethany Levy Malosi Leonard Cory DeMeyers Horace Knight Jr. Ray Siegle Timothy Eulich Stacey Carino Jessen Noviello Domingo Beltrán Steve M. Brady Mic Rodgers Allan Graf Terry Leonard Chris Palermo Dorian Kingi Danny Downey Hiro Koda Jason Rodriguez Derek Graf Scott Richards Freddy Bouciegues Marcus Young Zack Duhame Chad Guerrero Antal Kalik Carrick O'Quinn Donna Evans Brian Duffy Jessie Graff Mandy Kowalski Torrey Vogel Don Theerathada Casey Adams Ben Jenkin Matt Leonard Jahnel Curfman Dennis Keiffer Larry Rippenkroeger Efka Kvaraciejus Anthony N.
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