This is not some fast paced action movie filled with special effects. It is a rather slow paced psychological drama. In a world where two sides managed to mess up the Earth, each in a different manner, there is Us vs. Them, and between is a Sentinel in the vast ocean, containing a nuclear device, which if triggered, ends all human life on Earth. They are to make sure the sides are kept apart. The Sentinel is manned by four persons, on a two year stint, and they are three months late for the supply/relief ship. There is a no nonsense Sgt, a Cpl and two privates. A rather low ranking group to have such responsibility. They get a computer connection each day, and report back with Morse code "event nil". Because nothing is happening. But their station is falling apart, and some things are scarce. And there is a severe storm, which happens more and more. The first half of the film is all about the four, and the tensions that arise. One gets invested in each of them. It has to be very hard in such close quarters, and no outside contact other then their terse message that is never answered. Things start to unravel in the second part, so how will they manage? Tensions rise, and things seem to get more dire. And there is a twist that few may see, and the movie continues slow and thoughtful. But the movie keeps one's interest if one wants a movie that requires thought, and shows character development.
Review of Last Sentinel
