Leave The World Behind Movie Review - I Wish I Left This Behind

[@danny91pr]

I felt empty after watching this movie. I literally felt robbed of my time. Those are 2 hours of my life wasted. I wasn't even entertained. I think the movie grabs your attention in the first 15 minutes, and then the sunk cost fallacy kicks in, and you're in it until the end. Hoping that you will be rewarded for sticking with it until the end. But you won't be.

[@akm4trish]

i just fast fowarded shit around the 1 hour mark lmao. saved a lot of time and missed nothing. what a trash movie

[@austridge31]

​@@henryreinders3031Its obviously an awful movie. Whats funny though. I knew the end was gonna be bad from reading the reviews. But because they played the friends theme as the last scene, it just left me happy and smiling! 😂

[@Renee302976]

I hated this movie. I want my 2 hours back. Thank you for doing this review. I totally agree with you.

[@1armronindad748]

The same. Like, wtf we get Ethan Hawke in it. His one of my favorite actors. Is Julia Roberts so overrated she was such a Karen in this movie. Everyone sucked in this movie except Mr.Hawke I know you just did for the money and I forgive you lol. I want my two hours back too. I found myself fast forwarding through this whole movie.

[@ChrisMartinSmith952]

Man I like this film bro I don't understand why so much people hate it.

[@KamiKarma006]

@@ChrisMartinSmith952That's what they want you to think if people say it's bad then people won't watch it

[@rbs0648]

During the movie, I kept checking how much of it was left. At about the halfway point, I was about 50/50 to turn it off, and boy I sure wished that I had done exactly that. What a stinker.

[@1991Meka]

Me too. I kept wanting to fast forward. It was so slow paced and boring

[@annettemcdonald5633]

Saw the movie. Freaked me out. This current administration has set us up for something exactly like this to happen

[@guxtinction]

​@@annettemcdonald5633Will you stop buying into the delusion that these administrations are any different from each other? There is only one political governing system in place in America and It's owned and controlled by the haves (wealthy elite).

[@PrimalChiro]

I was halfway and turned it off. I finished it the next day, only because I wanted to see Kevin Bacon!! LOL...too bad, thumbs down.

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

Same!

[@garage2track]

Julia Roberts didn't even have to act for this role. She seemed just like she would be in real life

[@TheReapersSon]

I heard they didn't tell the actors they were going to do this which is why her reaction seems so genuine, because it is.

[@Hocusbogus28]

I was appalled by the positive reviews, many of them five stars. Thank you for restoring my faith in human intelligence

[@Sisyphusquit]

Things to Google for this movie: QR code and lake Shawnee amusement park Scott v sandford ( the names of the families) Fort Mose and Point Comfort (the hwy signs when they turn off to go to house) The year 1619 (the radio station in the car) White lion ship (the beached freighter)

[@KeremcanBuyuktaskin]

Critics gave positive reviews probably because movie was produced by the Obamas. But the audience hated it, just look at the Rotten Tomatos.

[@marklawd91]

film went over your head. The film does a fantastic job at exposing who is a sheep and who isnt. Stick to films like 2012 and moonfall. Those seem to be more on your level.

[@ricardoconn3807]

Oh Marc you are so intelligent. This film is definitely on your level. I always find that people like yourself who insult peoples intelligence or get personal when they don’t like what they say ( they spoke about the film) are the biggest indoctrinated sheep themselves. I bet this won’t go over your head though as you are SOOOOO INTELLIGENT

[@liviwaslost]

@@marklawd91only dumb sheep say shit like this.

[@JustJeff777]

All I have to say is that this was Red Herring the movie. all suspense, no payoff. I ended off so mad

[@walkerm4904]

Zero payoff what so ever, these writers have no originality Jordan Peele wannabes. he ruined movies

[@Tyler_W]

​​@@walkerm4904nah, if any modern writer/director ruined a bunch of movies inspired by their work, that dishonor definitely goes to Joss Whedon and maybe JJ Abrams.

[@confounded_feline]

I needed this. I sought this out after that movie. I need vindication that people can't really take this seriously.

[@paulmendez3405]

Same here, this is more ridiculous than the happening

[@confounded_feline]

@paulmendez3405 lol it made for some good running commentary and complaining at the screen at least. Can't remember the last time I've seen such unlikeable characters too... Julia Roberts character was the worst!

[@Tyler_W]

I watched the Mark Kermode review and found myself wondering if the only reason he was praising it to Hugh Heaven was because Barack Obama produced it. I have to imagine so considering how much time he spent going on about how much more suave and refined he is compared to his successor, as if any of that has anything to do with how good the movie is...

[@Tyler_W]

​@@confounded_felineboth of the women were incredibly annoying. If you asked me to identify which one was the useless insufferable racist, I'd tell you the correct answer is yes...

[@peterlundskow4061]

The only fun thing was to complain at the screen. They should bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000 just to do a show on this moivie, it would be a hoot!

[@danielfaw4652]

War of the worlds plot mixed with friends. The movie we never asked for.

[@WilliamsPinch]

Well the author of the book certainly thought it needed to be adapted.

[@tumahaji8350]

You gotta realize no movie creator or writer is waiting for a random civilian to give them a green flag/validation for their work. You don't like it you just move on.

[@liviwaslost]

@@tumahaji8350you can do the same thing with KZbin comments dude 😂

[@RussellLewis5042]

I left a review for my friends on FB that read "I've taken a whole day to digest and think about, Leave The World Behind the movie on Netflix. Conclusion, it is 2 hours and 21 minutes of my life that I will NEVER get back. The movie is agonizingly slow, plodding from one useless and unbelievable point to another. I don't know which character was the worst, Julia Roberts' always angry woman or the Myha'la Herrold's overty racist character. Ethan Hawk's completely spinless character. Kevin Bacon will probably go into hiding after accepting a part in this movie and is only in the movie because the son (a total dick)... SPOILER, had his teeth "fall" out (this was a gnarly scene). Mahershala Ali who finally gets to play a good guy was the only character who wasn't totally annoying. There was no rhyme or reason, point or even a specific direction this film followed. Julia Roberts may not have damaged her career image but it sure wasn't helped by this film... screaming at deer... really. The only one who got a "happy ending" was the otherwise forgettable character, the daughter, Rosie. I would say if you have a choice between watching this movie and a root canal, hit up your dentist, now."

[@VintageScreenGoddess]

😂👏perfectly worded! Haha although I do hate the dentist!!

[@fliphall]

Don't forget about the son spanking the monkey to phone photos! There's your happy ending.

[@chustig]

For the last few years, I've been watching more movie roasts than movies. 😅

[@MatiPryjomko]

A typical New York family (rich white people) travel to a charming country home (a mansion) far away from the city (Long Island) where they face a terrifying ordeal (no wifi). This film is about the importance of collecting physical media.

[@bobnolin9155]

And canned goods.

[@hapotus410]

Unironically, this is what it's literally about. Thanks

[@EvilMonkey7818]

Haha. I gave all of my CDs (a couple hundred) to a friend 15 years ago after I copied them to an external drive and I regret it now. Learned my lesson, still have most of our DVDs and some Blueray discs. Kevin Bacon's character is Hollywood over the top ridiculous. So intentionally unhelpful to someone he knows well after a mere 2 days = trying too hard to create fake tension.

[@КостяКрапивкин-п7й]

The film is about how coup d'etat would look like in the US, if it actually happens

[@Tyler_W]

​@@EvilMonkey7818trying too hard to create fake tension describes this entire movie. I can't imagine why when the situation itself is fertile ground for plenty of drama all on its own...

[@kenjimiwa3739]

Just saw this movie and immediately went looking for reviews. I completely agree with your assessment. I was waiting for some kind of resolution that never came.

[@DavidFinni]

I feel like everyone has missed the point of this ending. Or are choosing to ignore it. Makes me feel like this guy didn't even watch the movie and copied someone else's review. The characters aren't supposed to be likable. I feel like that's obvious and intentional. The acting was very high grade for an apocalyptic type of movie. The setting felt very immersive. Its dreadully realistic. The dialogue wasn't corny, all the writing was fantastic. It takes place within the Mr. Robot universe. Everything that's happening makes a lot of sense and how it's connected. I haven't read a criticism of this film that was valid. They are just stupid

[@iconsumecoal]

@@DavidFinniit just felt like barley anything happened. I felt like a spent the whole 2 hours waiting for the plot to actually take off but then it just ended abruptly

[@davidhobbs5679]

​@DavidFinni the main cristcism of the movie is that it lacks a resolution. The characters act beyond what can be considered normal (the daughter is 13 and still does the most retarded shit) and there are a myriad of plot points that are just forgotten. It's like if someone took the first half of a horror movie and stretches it out to 2 hours. what do the deer do? How are the involved in this? The movie is literally half finished.

[@marklawd91]

the message of the whole film is consumerism has overtaken us, we care more about our phones and entertainment than the real world and the well-being of our families. At the end, we become Rose, desperate to watch the last episode instead of focusing on the outside world. Rose read the alert message saying that there radiation in the air, get to shelter. But once she seen the dvd's, she completely forgot about saving her family from exposure. It's devastating watching her sit there with a smile on her face when everyone else is dying. The director knew exactly what he was doing. Genius film.

[@DavidFinni]

Maybe deep down.. that message is rubbing people the wrong way. People want to ignore that thats how our culture is. That what Rose did is inside the viewer also. So many remakes and sequels these days.. I love how this movie made you think. A lot of questions with few answers, but that's what's great about it. I'm glad the rotten tomatoes score is going up at least on the critic front, at 75 now. I first saw it around 55 percent or so on there, and I was so confused. I expected much higher. The audience score however, is currently lower than some of the worst netflix originals.. maybe people don't appreciate good acting? Obviously a decent amount of people just don't get it, I didn't get the Barbie movie so each their own.@@marklawd91

[@michaelfredericks9546]

It amazes me that this has 75% on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.6 on imdb as of this posting. This was by far the worst movie I've seen in the past decade. But not "so bad that it's good" because that would be okay. Its like the bartender that would be funny and cool if she was an intentional asshole, but she's just a boring jerk who ignores you and pours weak drinks.

[@hapotus410]

Alcoholist entered the conversation

[@austridge31]

You need to look at the user reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, rather than the critics. Its obviously an awful movie. Whats funny though. I knew the end was gonna be bad from reading the reviews. But because they played the friends theme as the last scene, it just left me happy and smiling! 😂

[@douglasbenton1757]

OK I had issue with so many things. What's the point of the shed? Why was the little girl so odd. What's up with the Spanish lady on the side of the road? Why did the mural behind the bed change? I kept seeing things that never got explained...... It drove me crazy. 12:01

[@hapotus410]

The movie was literally all about ambiguity and questions

[@ET2carbon]

Racism duh

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

Spanish lady was just saying that she had been walking forever and needed to get home, that a plane had been spraying red gas, and that she wanted to use his phone. Pretty much exactly what you’d expect from a panicked person who doesn’t speak English as a first language. There’s not much mystery behind her. Source - Can understand Spanish

[@yadspi]

I think you needed to do a spoiler review on this one because you just can't say how awful it is without spoilers I think.

[@VintageScreenGoddess]

😂I agree!! Let’s hear the roast now

[@Tyler_W]

What is there really to spoil? Very little actually happens because unless there's some sort of giant transport vehicle moving at high velocity toward someone or deer crowding around people, almost nothing actually happens in this movie. The moment when George and that annoying racist chick (honestly it's an accurate description of both women in this movie) show up presented some genuine suspense because nobody has any idea who each other are, but beyond that first night, there isn't really that much natural tension that isn't contrived even though the situation itself is a perfect source of drama all on its own. Most of the suspense for a huge chunk in the middle of the movie comes entirely from the music playing than from anything that's actually happening on screen. It's never a good sign when you find yourself more interested in what was going on off screen than what's happening right in front of you.

[@jimh3665]

@@Tyler_Wand if Julia Roberts’ character was soooo worried about the strangers in the house possibly molesting her kids, why the hell did she sleep in until 10am and tell her daughter to go run off and play by herself!!! Incoherent!

[@alexlowe6511]

The ship at the beginning is a Trojan horse. There are signals of this when George talks about the ‘I love you’ virus. Which was actually a Trojan horse virus.

[@vitore.sanches7712]

I've watched this movie yesterday. In the first 20 minutes I was hoping everyone would die a painfull death. I can't recall characters more anoying than those in this f'ing movie! My partner is autistic and we believe that the girl obssessed with Friends was supposed to be autistic too. She heard the sirens before anyone else (sensory acuity) had an hyperfocused personality (Friends, dears, the ship...) and she had what we call the "Hollywood autistic stare", the only way movies know how to imply autism without saying. And she survives because of her quirks (wich is another obvious trope in those movies). Anyways, the movie was crap. As you said, it had everything we had seen before, just slower and dumber.

[@JaquaySmith1]

This movie reminded me of the happening but nothing is really happening 🤣

[@detail1090]

EXACTLY

[@xMrRedx4]

Yeah I agree. At least with the happening you can laugh at the stupidity. This was just a bad boring movie

[@JaquaySmith1]

@@xMrRedx4 I found my self checking how long was left because I was waiting for the climax/ resolve 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

Damn, and nothing really happened in The Happening either. There must be a whole lot of nothing happening in this movie.

[@DrunkDrynasty]

I think that’s the point that either isn’t delivered effectively by the film or goes over the viewers heads. Nothing is happening, it’s about paranoia and how each character (and people in general) react to being suddenly cut off from media/ communication and faced with what we can assume is the collapse of American society. I just finished the movie and aside from blowing out my speakers from that F-king terrible noise, I thought it was thought provoking and eerie in a “how safe are we really?” kind of way.

[@MultiAbstrak]

We watched it last night (and yeah it was horrible. in the end we said: "The Happening did this better."); but the point i came on to make was that when we say the "Act 2" card, we went... "huh? what was act one? Was there a title to it?" For some movies like Kill Bill, it made sense. But for this, it just let us know that 1. how far in to the movie we were, and 2. that this was probably supposed to be a tv series and not a movie.

[@christopherhendricks4369]

haha. I actually quoted some of mark Wahlbergs lines from that movie while watching this. it really reminded me of The Happening

[@OutlawCaliber13]

No, they were parts to the attack. lol Which they explain later on in the movie when he breaks down how to take a country down.

[@Tyler_W]

I kid you not. If I'm lying, I'm dying. I watched this with my folks, and my dad said "is this gonna be like The Happening?" Lol

[@christopherhendricks4369]

the ending really was completely awful. my wife read the book and she refused to watch the movie since she hated the book.

[@austridge31]

Its obviously an awful movie. Whats funny though. I knew the end was gonna be bad from reading the reviews. But because they played the friends theme as the last scene, it just left me happy and smiling! 😂

[@MrWolfmantim]

Instead of the girl being obsessed with the vomit-inducing "Friends" show, it should have been "Everybody Loves Raymond." In fact, the movies should have been two minutes of this vulgar cast and then two hours of ELR reruns... at least we would have had some entertainment.

[@AdamDoesMovies]

Everybody Loves Raymond is my jam!

[@HelainaFerraioli]

In elementary school writing we learn “show not tell”, which means your story should show what it intends to be about through action, dialogue, setting, etc, instead of explicitly saying it. This movie clearly didn’t get the memo that your viewer should be able to take away the theme and lesson without a main character having to wrap it all up in the end with “information he knew about but didn’t want to share in case he was wrong”. There was nothing deep about this movie. It was incredibly surface level in every single way. It is infuriating that this is considered top-notch these days. The public deserves better.

[@surfjax23]

I’ve seen a lot of comments talking about how “deep” this movie is and how it “really makes you think” so it’s very sobering to see others with the same opinion. I didn’t find any depth at all in the film. It’s disappointing since the premise of the movie leaves room for so much to work with but the execution was awful. The deep topics people bring up are extremely basic like how it shows everyone is too reliant on technology. Okay? What other movies are people watching if this is the bar for a thought provoking movie? It’s absurd.

[@HunterSThompson123]

The people claiming that the movie is "deep" are just outing themselves as shallow and ignorant (or they're lying for some reason). The concept would have been better as a series but the unlikeable characters make that basically impossible.

[@HelainaFerraioli]

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[@HelainaFerraioli]

yeah it was an interesting choice to make every single character borderline unwatchable. I think a series could have been better but the topics were far too broad sweeping to sum up in a movie. @@HunterSThompson123

[@malachilining2730]

Just listen to the dialogue in the opening scene. Julia Roberts couldn't give more of an info dump if she tried. I felt that between it and the credits running and ridiculous camera work I should turn it off in the first 20. Definitely should've

[@samirmuhammad8655]

Around halfway I just skipped through the movie looking at fast forward panels to see if anything interesting happened

[@irmaodofox]

Bruh... I liked the "idea" of the movie, but the execution of the film was terrible. They dont need to explain everything every 5 minutes of dialogue, its so sad. Waiting for a spoiler rant review!

[@mrkells85]

You nailed it. Super bummed that the actors wasted their time on this script. The allegory is obvious and pandering. The ending is atrocious.

[@ChangotonTV]

I hate movies with these types of endings. "Let the viewer decide the ending in their own minds" WTF! Shouldn't I have to join SAG before writing the end to this movie?!?!? Seriously!

[@edwardhall7835]

I like that you said in Twister there were actual stakes. It’s true. There was a scene featuring actual steaks!

[@jamesg8175]

I don't hate on every Netflix like some people do, but this one was particularly bad. Straight up boring!

[@jasongreene8728]

A co worker recommended this to me. I will never speak to her again.

[@ЯрославБессонов-ш4з]

Good for her

[@thewebstylist]

Yeah the ending a lazy shame and especially w all the talent involved so surprised they couldn’t join forces to ensure a great ending to what I thought was a good story concept.

[@hapotus410]

Comment section confirms that people watch movies these days waiting for the end credits and a huge payoff. It's weird how people can't be left alone to do any actual thinking, but have to be given answers on a silver platter so they can hop on to the flick to keep the dopamine flowing.

[@HunterSThompson123]

@@hapotus410 If you're building up a mystery-box you have to give answers to the questions you raised at some point. What they did wasn't even an ending it was just a cut and done. Claiming that an "ending" like that leads to "actual thinking" is just a lazy excuse since the topics are way too basic to inspire discussion. It's bad writing no matter how much you belittle the people that don't like it.

[@G0DLIKE92]

‘The animals are trying to warn us’ okay how? The radiation was already setting in. What would following the deer do?? 😂 my gf said the same thing you did about the acts and my exact answer was Tarantino is the only one who does it right. Great actors cannot carry a bad movie anymore. I’m tired of movies having such build up to absolutely nothing. It’s a trend going on. And the director had a few good shots but his fading in and out and twirling was annoying. Also why is there a random shed in the back of the house that doesn’t seem to be owned by G.H. that some squatter has been in. What was the point of that plot point?? Bacon should’ve had a bunker, not just chilling in his house lol

[@michellemcmanus0191]

I can not get my head arounf how many people do not like this movie! Its the best film ive seen in so long! I thought it was original and super suspenseful, it had me gripped all the way though! I think you have to have a good attention span and have knowledge about whats happening in the world (things we dont see) and i think you have to know about subliminal messages to "get it"

[@irmaodofox]

Its a very cool idea, but they did not delivered in a cool way I think.

[@laurawasley2453]

You must be living under a rock. Maybe engage your brain a little when consuming media.

[@blissdoubt3931]

I watched this with my girlfriend and her roommate and there was an audible groan from all three of us at the end. It’s the type of movie that keeps you invested but leaves no satisfaction.

[@connorhouston2628]

Well that’s the point, your so focused on your fix of getting a satisfying ending(the girl wanted to just finish the last season of friends the whole time everything is happening) that you don’t see the collapse of everything around you, also another play on the whole friends thing is the song, trying to tell us that if the world did collapse we would have to rely on each other. But the whole movie just shows distrust between the characters Everything is symbolic in this movie, and it for sure went over all 3 o y’all heads. And if you can’t correlate these to real life I think you need to pay attention to what happens in the world more and in movies😂

[@aidaniscool420]

seriously, "audible groan" LOL please, i feel so sorry for people like this. great film.@@connorhouston2628

[@Ben01tM]

​@@connorhouston2628So you're saying that when people seek entertainment they actually wanna be entertained? Wowser!

[@Sluglove]

@@connorhouston2628I keep seeing people like you dismiss criticism by saying the movie “went over someone’s head,” I promise it didn’t and it isn’t as deep as you think it is. The characters were suspicious but ultimately very trusting of each other. This movie is not very good please watch more movies and the criticism people have clearly goes over YOUR head. The exposition and line delivery is immensely horrible. The shot composition tries way too hard to be innovative to the point all of the scenes are shot so similarly and with the lame zoom/ panning nonsense repeatedly. The writing is fairly poor, there is very little suspense because not much happens and every time something does it leads to something mundane and anti climactic. This movie is just boring conversation after boring conversation and ultimately builds to absolutely nothing despite what little profundity can be extracted tbh

[@marklawd91]

​@Sluglove sorry but the film did indeed go over your head. The film does a fantastic job at exposing who is a sheep and who isn't. Very important film about how we prioritse entertainment instead of reality and how we ignore nature when its trying to tell us something. The director knew exactly what he was doing with the ending. Are you a sheep (rose) or not (Someone that isn't obsessed with phones and TV shows and video games). genius ending.

[@nkdnkd5844]

I thought this movie was excellent. It opened up the idea of internal fractures and how they can manifest as external issues. There were no ghosts or monsters, the fear was human.

[@RYU583]

I liked it a lot as well. I feel as if some ambiguity is good as most stories really have to treat the viewer as a moron to convey something

[@1lukeycharmz]

Trust, you guys aren't wrong in your creeping suspicion. Most people who disliked this film really just needed an enema, direct injection, IV drip, espresso, turbo shot of action film or romance drama/comedy so they don't have to be threatened with thinking before they go to bed, absolute troglodytes.

[@xMrRedx4]

Similar thing happened to me. The Mrs. put this one on. We fast forwarded the last 20 minutes we just couldn’t get through this boring bad bad movie. I also feel like it ended right when it could be interesting.

[@hmicky-mickey]

Its because your "Mrs" likes Julia Roberts, and maybe hunky E. Hawke, and scrolls through social media, and follows INFLUENCERS. I bet you guys sat down to watch "Barbie" together too. After all, it's by Gerwig who is so talented, right? No fiendish nepotism and celebration because she's a woman. Dude, chances are, if it's recommended by a typical American woman, it's going to be typically bad. And bad for all the same usual reasons.

[@xMrRedx4]

@@hmicky-mickey no my girlfriend just likes bad movies dude who cares this the internet not real life go outside don’t take things so seriously

[@hmicky-mickey]

@@xMrRedx4 You're right. Wait, what was this all about again?

[@xMrRedx4]

@@hmicky-mickey hey it’s in the past. We’re all adults here

[@theacidrosegaming]

100% agree with you. This movie is SO lame and pointless. And now, there is a bunch of edgy Tiktokers saying “If you did not like it it’s cuz u did not understand it” lmao 🤣

[@LatestDecember8907]

When she started dancing I turned it off the whole movie was cringe af the soundtrack didn’t match the movie at all wtf

[@DaleDanErnie]

I didn’t catch racists vibes at all from Julia Robert’s. I caught racist vibes from G.H.’s daughter, who said in a scene; “I don’t like them because their white.” I was a tad dumbfounded they actually put that in the script.

[@Hbizz813]

I know.. and to know the Obamas produced it … 🙀

[@douglasaddeo3609]

My family just watched it , i feel robbed of 2.5 hours of my life 😢

[@ButterCookie1984]

I should have learned my lesson with Squid Game or Bird Box. When Netflix puts out a propaganda movie that trends #1, and has everyone talking it usually is TRASH. This was no different.

[@bgreenshoes1]

Just finished it and came here hoping I wasn't the only one....I was NOT.😆

[@nikkipooh3025]

I agree! The movie was horrible and I'm tired of ppl acting like it was deep.

[@bryandavismoviefan]

Great review. Most exciting build up of this movie were the Julia Roberts interviews where she listed three things sbe wouldn't do that she did when she was younger. One was not plucking her eyebrows. I think that level of suspense must carry over to the film and is reflected in your review. Did you like August: Osage County with Julia Roberts? Thanks Adam!

[@phenomenal-xv4ey]

This movie sucked. There is a lot of political messaging and the characters make a lot of dumb decisions just to make the plot work.

[@lawcane]

Cry more, boomer

[@youssefzhioua8566]

After finishing it the first thing i did is googling ‘why leave the world behind is sooooo bad’

[@bobnolin9155]

Maybe call it "Karen Versus the Apocalypse." Seemed a satire about white privilege, and at times came close to breaking the fourth wall. Kept waiting for one of the characters to wink at the camera. And then it would go back to being a "serious" movie. Pick a lane, please. I mostly agree with your review. I was barely holding on, kept thinking to turn it off, but hung in there.

[@ETC7567]

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The message is awful, liberal, and depressing. The characters are all brain dead besides kevin bacon’s character. The ending is awful.

[@Gman513]

My relative insisted i watch the movie and boy Adam. I put in WORK to finish it. The pacing was so inconsistent... It was nauseating. After so much time put into it too, there was NO payoff!!

[@baronet9]

Absolute drivel. My wife had to tell me to stfu because I was scoffing at the ridiculous plot devices, the daft storyline, and the shitty characters. A great story idea wasted by “oooo look how clever I am” direction!

[@padmelotus]

Thankyou! I'm baffled by all the good reviews. This just seemed like a crappy M Night Shyamalan co-production with Bad Robot. It was a mystery box with nothing inside it and reminded me a lot of The Happening.

[@MarlinDarrah]

Review well done. You're absolutely right in your assessment of this clumsy and frustrating dump of a movie.

[@magellan35]

The racism was not subtle, even when it was couched in metaphor; and it sure wasn't against blacks. The plot was meandering and silly (apparently pilots and captains can't operate ships and planes without computers - and animals tell us to run for our lives without doing so themselves - in this mess of a film), and one is left with the creepy feeling that certain elites would love to execute this sort of terrorist act because "humans are bad".

[@Hbizz813]

The obamas produced it

[@netsudro]

Thank you for validating my thoughts. I was so frustrated, I felt like I did not get it. It's like Netflix asked an AI to write a script not too good, not too bad, but just enough to keep people watching for 2+ hours, or just to see the train wreck. If it wasn't for Julia Roberts I would have stopped the movie after 10 minutes. When I saw her looking at the camera, I immediately lowered my expectations, just maybe I can enjoy this. I was just stupid. The stupid deer had no point. People flirting weirdly just to run the clock. Making stupid promises, not watching over their own kids just so that stupid things can happen. Even Kevin Bacon, being a prepper, and after a lot of stupid dialog and time consuming tension, he just takes the money! What is he going to do with money? After the movie ended I had to watch the first episode of The Last of Us just to forget about this bad movie.

[@Sisyphusquit]

Things to Google for this movie: QR code and lake Shawnee amusement park Scott v sandford ( the names of the families) Fort Mose and Point Comfort (the hwy signs when they turn off to go to house) The year 1619 (the radio station in the car) White lion ship (the beached freighter) They live next to the Huxley's referring to Aldos Huxley At the end Rose finds safety in the house of the Thorns Tons of Easter eggs and symbolism in this movie. It might make it more interesting for you.

[@guxtinction]

After watching the whole movie it felt as if I only watched a half of a movie. Talk about major failure of bringing conclusion to a storyline. I would have been at least more satisfied even if it had a bad ending, but this had no ending at all.

[@yeahitsmikki5931]

Watched the movie with my mom. Spent the entirety of it complaining and by the end we were sitting there in horrified silence. What a waste of 2 hours

[@IshmaelSheo]

I didn't mind the ending, but it was the process of reaching there! The story development was boring and tedious, there was some cool scenes and plots but then it went nowhere! What a waste of time.

[@i_DONT_get_IT]

The writing was bad. The character interactions made no sense. It ended and I was like “seriously? It’s over?”

[@letsgoracing78]

I thought it was really good.....

[@TriciaWhite-eh3ky]

I wish I hadn’t wasted my time watching it. The ending was just so disappointing and bad. Imagine you’re watching a film and you’re just getting into it and waiting for what’s just about to happen when adverts come on and you have to wait till the adverts stop, accept there are no adverts it’s the end of the film that’s how bad.

[@R_o_b_e_rt]

I rage quit the movie at around 9 minutes into it. Just couldn’t take it anymore. If I had watched it longer, I think I would have gotten a seizure. It was so so so terrible. Can’t believe Netflix makes garbage like this. 🤮

[@ams914]

I quit an hour in, but that's only because I started doing other things at around the 40 minute mark and stopped paying attention. The writing and acting was bad, nobody seemed like real people, and I hated them all. The cinematography was good, but that's kind of a dime a dozen, these days. The "parts" thing is incredibly pretentious and most people aren't talented enough to get away with that.

[@markhynes1940]

They used the same trick THREE TIMES with a large vehicle ominously approaching from the distance. It was cool the first time with the ship, the drone was kind of cool with the gas attack fakeout, but I noticed it was the same idea as the ship. When they did it with the airplane I literally just laughed. I thought for a moment when he saw the existing wreckage of the plane on the beach then heard the plane sound from above but it wasn't shown, the shock of realizing that meant his wife was almost certainly dead was going to make him have some kind of auditory hallucination, running back to the car only to look up and see it was nothing. But no, they just used the same trick for a third time. So stupid.

[@guyjperson]

I agree that this wasn't good. I was the film equivalent of blue balls. I almost turned it off several times, and then they'd dangle an inkling of an interesting concept...and then it wouldn't pay off. A guy at work was all about this film, but nothing happens. I can't tell whether they think people are gonna clamour for a sequel or something, but what a lousy movie. You know what this reminded me of? Shyamalan's "The Happening" I will say, though, that I thought Tesla gave them some ad money at one point. But I'm fairly confident that's not the kind of ad they were hoping for.

[@projectgg9715]

Is this movie actually a cancelled series? Because that's the impression I get from it being divided into parts 1-5. It had good buildup, but no payoff/conclusion.

[@movieRFP]

I just watched it and it was 2 hour or so more of my life i'll never get back. It was way too slow and heavy on boring dialog.

[@CulturalLattice]

Horrendous movie. Always enough expense just to let you down.

[@EdwardArias-z4f]

Movie is horrible. Makes no sense. So technology fails and the world fall apart in a couple of days? Might I remind whoever wrote this that there are someone us alive when there were no cell phones, No GPS (I went to flight school in the 80s and the best we had were VOR stations). No G1000 displays, all steam gauges. Low end planes did not have auto pilots. Cars were all old school, no fancy electronics, distributor cap no on board computer. My Suzuki Samurai didn't come with a radio. I had to install one after market. I remember using something called a map for land navigation in the military and my wife always had the map and was the navigator. TV was analog with rabbit ears, no cable and we had NBC, CBS, ABC, WOR, WPIX and PBS (NYC). AM/FM analog radio of the air. No VHS, DVD. Everything was hard wired, no digital switching and nothing was connect to one another. TV were Black and white and worked on tubes. Then U turned them on they took a little while to heat up and come on. In college I used a manual typewriter to do my papers. No word processors. Research was done by going to the library and check out a thing called a book. My point is we lived in the 60s and 70s without the technology we have today and still went about or daily lives. It is so stupid to think that in a few decades we have become so dependent on technology that if it failed the would would instantly fall apart. And FYI, even on newer fancy airplanes with all the G1000 modern glass cockpits, U still have old traditional steam gauges as backup in a emergence. If my autopilot started to misbehave, I would simple pull the mechanical circuit breaker and shutdown the autopilot or any other computer system. If U want a movie on what happens on an aircraft when the world goes to crap, I highly recommend Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks. A 100% better movie and a true story. Kevin Bacon is in that one also. Don't waste ur time with Leave the Wold Behind. A waste of some very talented actors. I am a fan of all of them. Only reason I tuned in.

[@rl1171]

It's not just that technology is failing, it's that it's actively being used against us. Everything is run by technology and is vulnerable to cyber attack on a grand scale. Humans are already entirely dependent on technology and power. If I lose power, I don't even have running water. It's game over if it happens to an entire country at the same time.

[@Astrolionking]

“THIS MOVIE IS A WARNING” a warning that I should stop trusting Netflix and Obama to make a fucking film

[@rubyparchment5523]

Because of this movie, I not only cancelled Netflix, but cut off my cable tv altogether.

[@EvilMonkey7818]

The style of the movie reminds me a bit of an even bigger stinker - 'Don't Look Up' which was the most cringe attempt at satire in film history. Though this isn't nearly as awful as that meandering film it is boring and the only likeable characters are the two fathers. The two adult women are both paranoid, racist bitches whose only real purpose in the movie is to heighten interpersonal tension for everyone, since the world ending/attack plot is lacking in potency.

[@jzombie1744]

I get movies nowadays are suppose to keep us on edge and make it suspenseful, but I never felt that in movies, either give us answers or give us an ending we can live with, not America falling and some girl watching Friends, it feels like the producers just went "We like friends, so we'll make a character that's obsessed with it and convince people to watch the show.... oh and there's a cyberattack"

[@bmasters1981]

Personally, I never enjoyed Friends-- neither the show nor its characters/setting ever did anything for me.

[@ReasonablySane]

I just "watched" it. I put it in quotes because at the 1:10 point I started scanning through the dialogue scenes. I didn't like a single character in the film, and the Julia Roberts character was the worst. These people may have been following a script, but they were not communicating like real human beings. And the Roberts' character's ongoing mistrust of the homeowners was laughable. And her husband was a waste of space.

[@arnoldwayne2]

This was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Indescribably bad. It felt like a parody half the time, super dramatic music while nothing happens. There’s never been a more uneventful 2 and a half hour movie. What a waste of time.

[@wormrose01]

I thought it might be interesting so I started it, but soon started wishing it would be over soon. I liked some of the photography; the upside down, sideways pans were probably the best parts. I really had to force myself to watch the whole thing, and I did make it to the end. But without any sense of satisfaction. Time spent watching a bad movie is not the same as time lost. It makes us appreciate more; the good movies. The final explanation was very shallow and way too speculative. The characters were not true even to themselves. Each person had a potential, but none were fully realized. The story elements left a lot of holes and open ends. Two big thumbs down.

[@guyjperson]

There was a part where Julia Roberts walks up some stairs and down a hall that I watched several times. I still can't really figure out that shot unless there was a lot of CGI trickery in it.

[@misterbonzoid5623]

Don't publicly slag your wife off; it's tasteless.

[@jonesstephon1]

Very lazy ending and this movie didn’t need to be over 2 hours if they weren’t going to explain anything at all, And we already seen a better version of this movie this year with a Knock at the Cabin that was done in 1 hour 40 minutes not 2 hours and 20 minutes

[@lawcane]

Not great, but at least it wasnt unwatchable shit like Sound of Freedom. That movie and people who like it suck.

[@zoch9797]

"That movie and people who like it suck?" Personal attacks, eh? PSA, it's still illegal and immoral to [REDACTED] children. So.... keep it in your pants.

[@lawcane]

@@zoch9797 cry more QAnon creep.

[@newfoundmoralclarity]

You gave no indication that you understood this film in the slightest bit 😂

[@AdamDoesMovies]

It's not deep at all

[@juryvallejo4068]

My favorite thing about this movie was this review!!

[@lane6216]

What I couldn’t get over is what abysmal parents they were! Of course the daughter wants her show. She’s scared and craving normalcy. She wants to get lost in a false world since the real world is so scary. They didn’t know the son’s girlfriend’s name. The kids didn’t communicate when they were going to swim, or leave the yard and explore. No matter what their age, they’re not in a familiar area, and needed to communicate. There was just no relationship there. It was hard to watch for a lot of reasons. That’s just my top one.

[@MrWolfmantim]

Of the MANY low lights of the film:.The obligatory white guilt, vacationing in a house within eyesight of Manhattan yet having the nearest neighbor live two miles away, blaming the USA (and a man flying our flag... gotta flog those right wingers!) for making enemies of Iran, Communist China, and "Korea.," and the 1st prize winner, being in the NYC area and seeing only two people (besides the main cast) despite searching around for others for two hours; I guess the other millions evacuated Long Island, which had power, to drive to NYC, that had no power..

[@Spartan_1_17]

If it wasn't for the cinematography and the performances, and that the Obamas were producers, I don't think anyone would have even cared watching it.

[@Bandlifeweekly]

Exactly like Obama himself, opens up expecting great acting and with tons of talent, but ends up being boring and a horrible ending, with a feeling of wanting more.

[@aprilcummings6183]

Wow. I’m glad I grew up with shows like Sesame Street and Barney so I can just use my imagination. That was the point I suppose.

[@lsmith7169]

Thank you, couldn't even make it half way through this bore fest. Agree totally with everything you said. Glad I walked away when I did.

[@EvilMonkey7818]

I paused it almost halfway through and got some wine. An hour and a few quick glasses later I watched the second half. More proof that we often make poor decisions while drinking. Sitting on the porch watching traffic go by would have been a better use of time.

[@lsmith7169]

@@EvilMonkey7818 Hilarious!

[@hoyofan533]

This movie is proof that even if audiences might want movies that arent sequels, remakes or adaptations. Just not like this

[@mateolopeztrujillo2672]

People defending this movie will try to call you out on not understanding the "deep" meaning of the ending. The fact that we are all so invested in wanting the end that we ignore everything else and that's somehow represented in that girl's urge to finish "Friends". The thing is the ending is the least thing to be mad about watching this. I hated it because it was really boring, and because of its long pointless dialogues. I refuse to let a movie teach me anything about life if it requires me to sit down for 2 hours with nothing really happening and then expect me to appreciate the experiencie just because of its attempt to be "eye-opener". You can be eye-opener and entertaining at the same time.

[@joshuaknox2724]

i lost 2 hours of my life.....im not joking i was angry throughout the entire film, just complete rage on my face but once i realised its been an hour, i dident want it to be for nothing so i proceeded to shave another hour off my life to finish it

[@funtimefreddytuber1ox956]

The point of the deer? If it’s just the migration thing is weak. They hinted that there was a deer leader who steps in the front of the group. No depth to this movie

[@HeWhoHath]

It was very realistic: how Mom will sit inside of a tool shed having an emotional bonding conversation with a black girl that she hates, while her daughter is missing in an apocalypse, and her son is puking blood with his teeth falling out. It just makes so much sense.

[@pattywolford]

It’s an awful movie! Zero likable characters, no story, terrible non-ending.

[@brucelevine8224]

The whole animal thing just spoiled everything. Why were the deer staring at the humans; why did the flamingos fly into the pool? Total disconnect turning the dystopian presentation into something phony and completely unbelievable.

[@El666Incubo]

No one should be giving Netflix money.

[@BarbaraDeCesare]

I laughed so much during this movie. I almost feel bad for Julia Roberts, and I’m very concerned about the Obamas’ judgment. Insipid script. No subtleties or nuance. The only tension comes from the music. Nothing (NOTHING) at stake.

[@MrSebby13]

The movie had potential and it's like they basically said fuck you at the end and walked away, WTF??

[@christirn9187]

What was the point of this movie

[@simonwells733]

Don't watch this if you suffer with anxiety.. Or better still, DON'T WATCH THIS!!!!

[@michaelkarimian7538]

I despise this movie so much. 2 hours hoping something would happen, only to end on such an unsatisfying note. My mom and I were hoping to enjoy this movie because of Julia Roberts, by the end we loathed it. May every copy of this film be destroyed and forget it ever existed.

[@markhynes1940]

I wanted to like this movie so bad, it had a great concept, some really good scenes, and moments of real tension, unease, and impending doom. But it had so much unnecessary fat that could have been cut out, almost every scene that focuses on the characters is completely nonsensical and has zero connection to the plot. Every time something happened between the characters I was rolling my eyes waiting to get back to the apocalypse. 😊

[@alexlowe6511]

Tarantino has never done a film series. George Lucas did it first and Peter Jackson smashed it out of the park with Lord of the rings. Marvel created a universe of which End Game is the real finale. Anything after is dog turd. RIP Stan Lee. The Kevin Smith universe was just laced with Easter eggs and doesn’t count apart from the Jay & Bob/Clerks films which I’ve lost interest in seeing as I’m a grown arsed man now.

[@oghenevwakpoekpagha8904]

The movie was actually very useless and was all bark and no bite. I kept anticipating the worst things happening but nothing happened, none of the characters died and we didn’t even get much insight into the chaos that was going on outside. The movie left so many questions unanswered like what the point of the shed in the woods was, the meaning of the text in the death to America flyer, what the Spanish woman was trying to say to Ethan Hawke etc. Was so upset that I spent 2 hours of my time watching this shit.