5.9
After a sudden global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind’s ability to sleep, chaos quickly begins to consume the world. Only Jill, an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter. The question is, can Jill safely deliver her daughter and save the world before she herself loses her mind.
Gina Rodriguez
Jill
Ariana Greenblatt
Matilda
Lucius Hoyos
Noah
Shamier Anderson
Dodge
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Dr. Murphy
Finn Jones
Brian
Frances Fisher
Doris
Gil Bellows
Dr. Katz
Sergio Di Zio
Dumb Jim
Barry Pepper
Pastor
Brigitte Robinson
Marcy
Elias Edraki
Petty Officer Diaz
Alex House
Scarred Soldier
Patrick Garrow
Neck Tattoo
Edsson Morales
Lazy
Joan Gregson
Sleeper
Dan Beirne
Gregg
Trevor Hayes
Robert
Shawn Ahmed
Hub Technician
Bill Lake
Sheriff
Martha Girvin
Church Member
Rebecca Ablack
Student Protestor
Julia Dyan-Porter
Hub Nurse
Chai Valladares
Male Nurse
Ryan Blakely
Pharmacist
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
New Researcher
Helen Hayden
Carrillo
Shane Marriott
Military Guard
Katerina Taxia
Greek Mother
Sebastian Pigott
Clarence
Liz Adjei
V.A. Nurse
Julia Chantrey
Nurse
Robert Bazzocchi
Seaman Dismas
Angel Jara
Campus Security Guard
Director, Writer
Mark Raso
Story
Gregory Poirier
Writer
Joseph Raso
June 19, 2021
7
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
This is no "Day 5" (A Rooster Teeth series where people who fall asleep never wake again). This is more like a twisted opposite of that, but still interesting. Watching characters slowly go insane has a certain level of appeal to it when it comes to stories. It's an onboard clock to how far the story can be pushed.
The cast does a great job of leaning into the characters and their situations, the story itself is decent, but does lean quite a bit on the concept alone.
The movie distracts from it's main plot from being about a mom and her two kids, this creates dependencies that wouldn't usually exist in apocalyptic survivor groups. It allows for some predictability as well as limiting in what is sensible for the characters to do.
The movie compensates well enough and the bigger problem, to me is the "special child" trope it uses.
Definitely worth a watch, and refreshing to see a somewhat innovative idea come along.