Very little character development and minimal plot make this a pointless video. It's basically a horror film wrapped around a doomsday plot with a hint of zombies. If you have nothing else to do and you have a free copy of the video then go find a book to read. Just terrible.

This movie started out fantastic. A post apocalyptic-type world where the temperature all over the globe plummeted suddenly, leaving any survivors to start underground colonies and work together to survive. If anyone gets even a mild cold, they are either banished or killed, as they can not risk the sickness spreading (and possibly killing) others in the colony. It was a pretty original and unique take on the post-apocalyptic genre.The acting is great on everyones part, a few stereotypical characters and lines delivered here and there, but overall nothing to egregious. The action that takes place at the second colony, and the introduction to "the cannibals" was done very well done. You really do grow to like the characters and you really hope for them to pull through. My problem with the movie starts when they make it back to their main colony.From the point they make it back to their home base the movie takes a horribly stereotypical turn. Characters become stupid, changing their personalities left and right, making horrible choices. The fight scenes are laughably bad, my favorite was when they had 8-10 people with their guns fixed on the big bad guy (who had no weapons or armor, nothing to hide behind or shield himself) and no one decides to shoot him. They all just stare at him until he starts coming for them. Then they all decide to start shooting wildly at the walls instead of the bad guys, who were literally right in front of them. The movie could have been over right there. But as a result, many good guys die and the bad guy is completely unscathed. The last fight scene where the big bad guy is decapitated with a dull cooking knife is especially believable (not).This is overall a pretty entertaining and well shot/acted, but its like they stopped caring toward the end and turned it into a typical action movie (explosion! gun fight! explosion! fire!). I would definitely still recommend watching it if you like generic action movies.

SPOILERS! The first half was very enjoyable. Laurence Fishburne's character's nobleness set against Bill Paxton's character's almost cartoony evil was very promising and well acted by both. A great plot point was introduced where the climate change could be reversed. Then at almost precisely the 50% mark, it turned into what was essentially a zombie film. Nothing was made of Fishburne's and Paxton's characters' animosity, the lead "feral" survived narm levels of violence without any ill effects, people with guns faced up against zombies and waited forever to pull the trigger. It was frustrating to watch. Watch the first half, you've got an 8* movie right there. The second half is 3* at best.

Jeff Renfroe directs this tale of horror in a cold, futuristic 2045. Extreme climate change and global warming has moved surviving humans underground into bunkers. Primarily two challenges, controlling disease and manufacturing sustaining foodstuff. A bunker, Colony 7, is led by Briggs (Laurence Fishburne) and Mason (Bill Paxton) ; both are at odds with rules of survival. They receive a distress signal from their closest neighbor, Colony 5; when they get there the bunker is covered in blood. When Briggs and Mason gather the expedition to return to Colony 7, they must out run a clan of feral, degenerate men. For sure, count on some red snow and disturbing situations.The pace of action is a bit slow; but THE COLONY does have its moments. Civilization and morality is wiped away. There will be disparate measures for disparate people to survive.The cast also includes: Charlotte Sullivan, John Tench, Lucius Hoyos, Kevin Zegers, Kimberly-Sue Murray, Atticus Mitchell and Dru Viergever.