Many reviews stated to have been 'disappointed' by this film.I wonder what they expected, another nonsense-story of 'big' motives like 'Book of Eli'? This film is realistic to an almost unbearable degree, none of that 'superhero' crap ppl are used to see, none of that 'bible' crap either. What has been falsely called 'civilisation' isn't as solid as it seems, that's where the realism begins, people are NOT 'civilized' most of them act on animal desires, the 'system' manipulates them into a semblance of being civilized..What if all that 'manipulation' collapses due to lack of energy (oil..lol) , is there an alternative energy source? (yes) And will those who use it be of any help to the abandoned masses? The only answer that makes sense is a big NO and they will protect their 'privileged' city like those 'gods' of old protected theirs! Remember Gilgamesh? He had to fight against a 'mechanical-metallic monster' (as he neared the city of gods) that had a 'death ray-sword' attached & revolving, cutting everything down that moved. (thats no sci-fi script but exactly what the Gilgamesh epic tells us) Gilgamesh survived with the help of some gods (his relatives) but the poor Wes didn't, he was shot down by a 'mechanical monster' that patrolled the area around the city. All That makes it apparent that those who wrote the script were more than just realistic; if such a breakdown of everything occurs, those who'd run a 'Cold Fusion-city' would have all that planned for long, & they would keep the outsiders out..& just wait for the masses to exterminate each other or die of diseases.A cancer virus that affects women more is a sure way to keep the population down, by the way thats what the film is hinting at..Population reduction by removing resources and energy & by killing women..The ending was unexpected but adds value to the film, those who expected a 'happy ending' or even a 'helping hand' are..well..unrealistic :) In my opinion one of the best films made in the genre, many don't seem to understand its value because they are used to Hollywood-crap.

I found this borderline good and borderline bad...why? There were some really good parts - aspects and captive moments.Then all of a sudden, it takes a turn and just goes somewhere else. It takes the exciting and incredible story and bores the viewer for a while, then comes back.A couple of rewrites and this could have been a big hit and a cult classic - like Mad Max.However, the hero didn't have the charm and the story dragged in places.The split screens worked in some places and were annoying in others.The lead cast was wrong - just wrong. For whatever reason, he just didn't go with the movie and maybe that would have made this film more exciting.To the writer and director who reads this comment, it had great prospect and died, came back and died...maybe your next will be better.

This is Phillip Kim's very first screenplay. If there is any justice in the world it will be his last.I wasted 101 minutes on this turkey. Don't make the same mistake.Two-dollar budget, one-dollar characters, confused, contradictory and abysmal script and a director who couldn't direct traffic on a Sunday morning. Not an original idea in it. Either the investors didn't read the script, or they *read* the script and figured it was a great tax write-off.The movie has two, flawed, premises: The world will soon run out of oil--which proves typist Phillip Kim, (can't truthfully call him a writer), spends too much time reading comic books instead of scientific journals--and that a world-wide cancer wiped out the female population, (Frank Herbert did that far, far better in "The White Plague"). The fact that there are a number of females in the film--most of whom say and do nothing and don't really need to be there--shows that the typist couldn't stay on track with his own inept plot.Skip Downstream--better yet, *toss* it downstream--and watch the better post-apocalyptic movies this disgrace has ripped off: A Boy and his Dog. Logan's Run. Mad Max. The Postman. Even Waterworld is a far better film.Did I mention this movie is bad?

this film was great, the editing was original it kicked ass.... but then it slowed down to a screeching stop! It was like the writers ran out of ideas. so they decided to kill off all the characters and have a terrible CG shot at the end. The film was a good film if you stop watching at the end of the second act, anything passed that just seems like a waste of time. why kill the dog? Did Sarah die from period pain? and then the main character makes it to his destination, only to be picked off by the worst cg bot thing I've ever seen, but still it had great potential! But at the 100min mark it was too long and lost its charm.