Apparently as in 99.999% of these apocalyptic films and end of the world scenarios-no black women will be around. The one black guy sacrifices himself for the white woman or gets killed off early in the film unless he is an established actor and then he has a little more time to be the sacrificial lamb for white folks.The white woman who cannot run 3 ft without falling down or depends on everyone else protecting her somehow manages to survive the monsters, the chaos, the fires, floods, and does so with little disruption to hair and makeup.Often, she will look as fresh as the proverbial daisy, fails to sweat like normal people and if injured or mussed, will have minimal evidence of such. The racism we are all indoctrinated to repeatedly on TV and in movies is such standard fare-it is never even mentioned in any critiques and can readily be predicted without fail. Hollywood's bigotry shines through every time.

Not bad. Starts off pretty badly and initially seems intent on irritating the viewer more than anything else. However, just when I was about to give up on it, it kicked up a gear. Got really edgy and found a point. Powerful ending.Performances are hit and miss. Lauren German is solid in the lead role, but Michael Biehn is irritating (I guess that doesn't just apply to this movie!). Rosanna Arquette seems miscast. The supporting male cast often overdo the machismo.Not a must-see, but not a waste of time either.

A lot of movies did the whole "survivors stuck together try to survive each other", but not quite as vividly as The Divide. And also, not as disturbing. A simple premise - a few people escape a nuclear blast and find themselves stuck in a shelter, in the basement of a building.Tension soon builds up and conflicts arise. As the movie progresses, the characters slowly descend into madness, whether because of the situation or the fact that they got irradiated. The actors' performance is amazing, especially of those who start losing it. You can feel yourself growing more and more afraid of them, just as the characters in the movie, a feat few other films accomplish so brilliantly.There were some things not quite fully thought out, though. At some point, the movie introduces additional villains, in the form of soldiers in hazmat suits, but in my opinion they were unneeded. They were mainly there to give an excuse for the death/disappearance of a character and a door closed forever, but they just add confusion and those things could have been achieved in other ways. Especially since they remain unexplained in the end.A word of caution - the movie is BRUTAL. I've seen slasher flicks with less violence, so be prepared going in.

I thought this film was centred on a group trapped in a bunker versus an unknown enemy trying to get them following a nuclear event. In fact, this is just a small plot tool designed to set the scene for the true film plot. This film is actually the descent into depravity of a group trapped in a bunker. It's a film about secrets, insanity, group dynamics and how the situation evolves and ultimately slips into chaos. The acting is good, the set and costumes are low budget but the score is world class. The music really made me think it deserved a better film. The Divide is worth a watch as long as you know that 'the strange people outside' are little more than a mechanism and feature little beyond that. The end is predictable and will leave you unfulfilled for the time you've invested so in that respect, it's like a train ride to work, enjoy the journey because the destination isn't up to much.