"The Day" started out very promising for me, but within a half hour unexpectedly turned a different direction. Which for some of you may actually be a plus but I'm old school. It is filmed in the greys of a post apocalyptic ravaged world with most of the movie set in an old farm house. The protagonists are not zombies, or aliens, or some lethal mutant virus....or even just survival of a wasted world and that's where it disappointed me. Yet I think most people into apocalyptic movies will like this movie a lot...(Especially If you like quite a bit of kickass action and blood and guts) For a movie obviously on a budget it's all VERY well done. The directing and acting is excellent. There are lots of scenes done at night, a bit hard to follow and a few editing slips, but the vast majority of this movie is HUGE leaps and bounds, in every aspect, above most smaller and lower budget productions in the post apocalyptic genre. So if the subject matter interests you, I have no doubt you should give this movie a try.

So Many Movies, Including the Big-Budget Ones Drain Color, Mute Color, Overuse Filters and Generally Make a Lot of Modern Movies Look Anemic and the Wish for that Good Old Technicolor is Frustrating and Depressing. So When Low-Budget Directors Decide to Make Their Apocalyptic Artsy Movies with that Kind of Palette it No Longer Seems Dismal and Dystopic it just Seems Common.Why Not just Film the Thing in Black and White. Now that's Stark, and if Need Be the Flashbacks to the Good Old Days Could be Done in Color for Some Contrast. The Decision to Use the Washed Out Look Here Fails to be Artistic or Symbolic, it's Just More of the Same Old Dull.The Movie Itself isn't that Dull. In Fact, it is a Slightly Above Average Go for This Type of Thing and there are Some Intriguing Characters and CGI Violence that Deliver the Goods. It's been Hammered for Not Explaining the Backstory for the End of Life as We Know It. But that's Doesn't Wash. Does it Really Matter. The Earth and the People of Earth are on the Road to Ruin and there are a Multitude of End of Days Scenarios, Take Your Pick.Nuclear War...Overpopulation...Chemical Poisoning of People, Air, and Water...A Wandering Comet...Disease...Genocide...Climate Change...Alien Invasion...Etc...Etc...Etc.Overall, Recommended for Fans of Low-Budget Horror, Dystopian Displays of Survivalists, and Bible Types...The Cannibalism Thing Comes from the Good Book. This is a Good Movie if Not a Great One, Although it Does have a Great Ending.

Uhh, what a crapfest of a movie. OK, it had some positive thinks like the black and white filter they used gave the movie a nice apocalyptic mood and it had that guy from Lost (for short while). I generally like post apocalyptic zombie movies but this one is quite poor and has nothing new to give to the staled genre. If this type of movie has non- existing and generic plot, irrelevant actors and bad guys that are lame as hell I can't help but giving this film low score.It's OK in a sense not telling the audience are we dealing with zombies, vampires, mentally crazy or what but in this movie it was kind of ridiculous. Apparently "they" wiped the mankind but that's all you get from them. Just give us a background story please. Any kind of short intro would have helped but no. We get to know absolutely nothing about the situation. What about the baddies that pest our good ol' heroes then. The "bad guys" have some sort of tattoos in their arses that made them belong to specific "clan" and those clan people just need to other people for fun and for nourishment. That's reason enough for a film, huh? But the bad people were no zombies or cannibals. They have kids who they love and care, they can plan attack strategies, they talk like normal people etc. But apparently they are dumb as boots not using any weapons when attacking to the house full of people with firearms. They just run there bare handed to get themselves brutally killed. And oh boy they are easily killed and pose little or no threat to our heroes. Not so exciting is it?And our small group of ragged heroes (Sorry, no plot description here because there wasn't any)? That tough renegade lady was almost cute when she had that sour and "tough" face throughout the movie. She's so tough she even cuts a head off from a cute little girl. A real miss Rambo for sure who can kill men double the size with ease using just knives, axes and similar medieval weaponry. She could take beating like no other and still come out barely having a scratch and in full strength. And in the end, I think she wasn't supposed to be superhuman. A tip for scriptwriters: If you want to make viewers get immersed to the situation, be afraid, and root for the so called good guys, don't make them superhuman OK. The others weren't much more likable either. Token black guy who is clearly ill but at some point the writers forgot about it and he becomes a real killing machine again with full strength. Perhaps the most likable character and actor who can act a bit dies stupidly at the very early stage. Yeah, that guy from Lost is the only actor worth mentioning. Rest of them are just some random bozos found from the street.Oh well. A positive thing is that the movie is quite short. That is a good thing because I couldn't have bear it any longer.

I do like apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic movies . The bleak , depressing landscapes with gray tones. The survivors strugling against any threatening situation . In the past there have been enough movies that cover this subject : Mad Max , The Day After , Terminator Saga ( in a certain way) , Waterworld , The Day after Tomorrow , I am legend , The book of Eli , The Divide , Dredd , Monsters , Oblivion and even Wall-E . They all contain earth as a ruined planet threatened by disaster, on which a group of survivors (or a single person) wander."The Day" had a brilliant start . The flashback in which we see how Adam loses his family after being kidnapped by ... uh ... someone . And then that gorgeous image of the five survivors primitive armed and dressed in rags , who continue their way in search of food and shelter. They are on the run ... uh ... for those others again and have two jars of seeds , which they want to plant somewhere. Beats me why this is important for them in this situation . This almost stylistically fragment with dark gray tones in a ruined and desolate landscape made ​​me curious and looking forward for the rest of the movie .The biggest downside throughout the film is that you're wondering what exactly is going on. What has caused this and brought humanity in this situation ? A nuclear attack ? A global pandemic ? An alien invasion ? The sun partially blown away by a comet ? You have no clue about it and just sit there waiting for some explanation. That explanation shouldn't be much. Just a few flashes purely as supporting information to get a better insight. You realize after a while that bloodthirsty mobs roam around in search for fresh human flesh. But are they mutated zombies ? Or is the chemical contamination on earth so devastating that growing food is a problem and so creating a food shortage ? Or are those just aggressive survivors who have joined together in a kind of "clan" ? It remains unclear until the end .So basically the whole story takes place primarily in the isolated house where they find shelter . Afterwards, this appears to be a trap placed by those clans. We get some great moments here . But also some irritating events occur here . The moment the alarm goes off, is the most exciting and nerve-racking in the entire movie . The secret that Mary carries with her and the moment it's discovered is staggering . The reaction of Adam about this is terribly realistic and painfully portrayed. The siege and the eventually climax in the form of a bloody confrontation is no more than a duplicate of what we see in the better zombie movies . But nicely violently portrayed. The ending is surprising and shocking. A brief unpredictable moment. The disturbing elements were : why couldn't someone smash that alarm of the wall or blast it to pieces , they were really careful with the ammo but wasting five bullets for two trapped individuals in the basement who couldn't get out anyway is kind of stupid, the miraculous healing of Mary her face after several devastating punches and blows that could break her nose.The five members weren't acting that bad , but were rarely convincing . Especially Shannon (Shannyn Sossamon) was outrageously annoying , even though it is such a handsome appearance . The only two that played a significant role were Rick and Mary . The first really looked and felt as a leader and Mary had the instinct of a predator and did everything to survive. If it's an apocalyptic movie , it is customary to ask Michael Eklund to appear in it. He has the perfect figure , facial features and expression for playing a kooky nuts character. Recently he also played a similar role as unstable person in a post-apocalyptic situation in "The Divide" . I thought "The Divide" was a bit better, more psychotic and traumatizing claustrophobic."The Day" had a special mood, made ​​use of appropriate somber tones , but lacked that little bit extra to make it more impressive. And I hate it when I still don't know at the end,what the hell it was about.