I actually though this was a really pretty decent post-apocolyptic film.

There are enough world mechanics set up so that the question of why doesn't get in the way too often, and instead you can enjoy the film for it's atmosphere, blunt dialogue and fantastic visuals. The desaturation is a bit much but the direction and the sound is fantastic.

And I hope we'll see a lot more of Ashley Bell who is *brilliant*.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world, five survivors take shelter in a deserted farmhouse. However they soon find their new home is a trap and a cannibal clan are coming to get them. In essence The Day is a siege movie, but the character dynamics keep things interesting - it also helps that the cast - which includes the likes of Shawn Ashmore, Dominic Monaghan and Shannyn Sossamon - are billed alphabetically so there's no clues as to who is going to lead the action. With most of the action in one location, it does however drag a little, and it's not helped that the film is desaturated of all colour (something I hate) - a shame too that Michael Eklund's character looks great but is sorely underdeveloped. It's quite bloody and it will be interesting to see what director Doug Aarniokoski does with a bigger budget.

What kind of absolute moron would have the climax of his stupid movie take place in 30 minutes of complete darkness that you have to rape the gamma settings on your monitor just to come close to seeing what's going on? Douglas Aarniokoski, that's who.

It's really a shame that this movie is bad, because it starts out pretty promising, the premise ("what if The Road had a plot") is cool, production value is much higher than it has any right to be, and the atmosphere is great. It is, however, bad. The monsters don't make sense, the action is invisible, the characters are shallow as can be, and Pippin is no Aragorn. Avoid unless inebriated with friends.

A nice little post apocalyptic flick.
Atmospherically this recalled "The Road" to me. It's clearly not in the same league quality wise, but it's more on the horror and action side of all things post apocalypse anyway.

The performances are alright except for Shannyn Sossamon who gets kinda annoying, because she seems to... well... be acting. The other performances feel far more natural and Ashley Bell is quite badass.

Every shot is heavily desaturized and the practical effects look nice. The bunch of CGI blood splatter sucks but considering this is a low budget movie that can be tolerated.

The soundtrack is quite cool, recalling some of John Murphys work for 28 Days later. So obviously this is not the most original flick, but with a running time of 87 minutes this will hardly feel like wasted time for you, if you're post apocalyptic movies.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Intriguing story but without the head and tail, so to speak, without real beginning and real ending, as if this was a pilot episode for a series that never got greenlighted. If that was the case, I would have been interested to see the rest. As it is, I am not sure I like it or not. There were some interesting ideas, but not delved deep upon, so it's hard to say was it worth the time invested.

A less than mediocre film that could have offered something better but instead felt underdeveloped with unappealing characters. It did have some decent scenes but too far between that it was hard to invest in that I even found myself feeling annoyed with a lot of the performances. The near colorless environment was a nice touch but felt overused to save on money and hide the poor CGI, rather than for dramatic effect. I cant say it was entirely bad but still not worth adding to any list.

I had a bit of hope, but it didnt really go anywhere special and the siege throughout concerning the house could have been exploited much more

Pretty solid first half before turning into a fairly standard siege movie with an emotional anchor. Overall, not bad, and nice and breezy at only 80 minutes. The chick from Last Exorcism is kinda bad ass in this.

boring