It's easy to praise this movie for it's film making. First and foremost is the cinematography, in how the darkness and shadows are perfectly black, that it captures that creepy feeling of being in a very darkened place, with the only light source being a flashlight or a lamp. Speaking of creepy, the musical score also perfectly ramps up that sense of tension for many scenes. On the subject of tension, the camera work, the pacing, and the overall tone of the film, all work so well together that it's able to put you on edge, just waiting for the shoe to drop.
So in terms of giving this movie credit for it's technical and visual work, I give Director Trey Edward Shults two thumbs up for making this film look the way it looks. Since Shults also wrote the movie, I have to say that I also admire what he is trying to relay in this story, that ends up being about subject matters on paranoia, trust, love, and needs. In a way this really is a horror movie, but only in the psychologically creepy and disconcerting way. In other words, this is not for everybody, and apparently I'm included there as well.
I had issues with this movie, in terms of the story and particularly the characters. Every moments or scenes that were intended to make me care about the characters of the movie, were unfortunately ruined by more moments and more scenes where I didn't care for them at all. You must have seen other movies based in an apocalyptic settings, with the primary theme being about survival of the fittest. This film doesn't really stray too far from most familiar plot tropes, cliches, or conveniences, of the genre. That in itself can be forgiven to a point, but then the characters start doing nonsense, and that's when the movie loses me.
Despite my issues with the movie, I still can't stop but give more kudos for the film making work, It's just unfortunate that it's also hard for me to completely recommend the movie because of how frustrating it can be to watch what happens in it. Some people might even say that nothing truly interesting actually happens in the film.
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