I just saw this piece of garbage and can say with confidence that this is easily one of the worst movies ever made by a major studio.
Not for the reasons that everybody is talking about in terms of supposedly controversial politics, but mainly because there's not a single likable or relatable character and the writing is atrocious.
None of the characters were like real people. Given that every single one of them was a stereotype, a cardboard cutout that served only to be killed in a gory manner, or gave cheap "funny" 1 liners you didn't care at all when they died. This goes for both the "conservative" and "liberal" characters. Plus, you hardly saw most characters as most were only in 1-2 scenes before being offed in a gory manner. The problem with this film is that there was nobody to relate to, as the girl in yoga pants we are following gets her head blown off, then the nice guy who was next to her and the film follows for a few minutes helps someone before being blown up, then another guy's character gets shot in a trap, and finally there's the main character / survivor who is unlikable and nasty to everybody whom she encounters, and none of the character motivations for the evil characters or good characters made sense.
Now, I can excuse a dumb film with thin characters and a weak plot if it is at least fun, but it wasn't even a fun film. Sure, it moved fast but you had zero connection to anybody and it was pretty much just a gore fest. It is nothing but a thinly veiled hack and slash. It barely even had coherent dialogue.
It's pretty nihilistic and had no point to it, mainly senseless violence, and only in that sense was it offensive. Given that, I wondered why this film was even made. Fortunately, I didn't spend money on it (despite my not supporting Hollywood, I got this as a legal free rental). Don't waste your time, it's disappointing.
Not for the reasons that everybody is talking about in terms of supposedly controversial politics, but mainly because there's not a single likable or relatable character and the writing is atrocious.
None of the characters were like real people. Given that every single one of them was a stereotype, a cardboard cutout that served only to be killed in a gory manner, or gave cheap "funny" 1 liners you didn't care at all when they died. This goes for both the "conservative" and "liberal" characters. Plus, you hardly saw most characters as most were only in 1-2 scenes before being offed in a gory manner. The problem with this film is that there was nobody to relate to, as the girl in yoga pants we are following gets her head blown off, then the nice guy who was next to her and the film follows for a few minutes helps someone before being blown up, then another guy's character gets shot in a trap, and finally there's the main character / survivor who is unlikable and nasty to everybody whom she encounters, and none of the character motivations for the evil characters or good characters made sense.
Now, I can excuse a dumb film with thin characters and a weak plot if it is at least fun, but it wasn't even a fun film. Sure, it moved fast but you had zero connection to anybody and it was pretty much just a gore fest. It is nothing but a thinly veiled hack and slash. It barely even had coherent dialogue.
It's pretty nihilistic and had no point to it, mainly senseless violence, and only in that sense was it offensive. Given that, I wondered why this film was even made. Fortunately, I didn't spend money on it (despite my not supporting Hollywood, I got this as a legal free rental). Don't waste your time, it's disappointing.