It takes an unnatural (oftentimes supernatural) occurrence to send mankind teetering into a state of mass paranoia, and films about such situations often follow the same paths as their characters. At first, there is much running around, little explaining, and even less reasoning. During these tumultuous times, the characters are scared and frenzied, and often make irrational decisions, and the film, much the same, is all over the place, focusing on too much at one time while being swept up in all the commotion. But then, as the characters calm themselves down and begin to make sense, the film finds its focus and hones in on a common thread that ties all the events and all the characters together under one theme. Here is such a film.(read more...)
