Sunday, July 8, 2012

Chernobyl Diaries


TAKE 1: One Mans Opinion
…because film is largely subjective


by Frederick William Springer III
 
Chernobyl Diaries
Release Date:  24 May 2012                                                                   Runtime:  86 Minutes              
Review Date:  8 July 2012                                                                       Rating:  2 (of 6)
     I think "boring" would sum it up.  While the concept is okay, as is the acting, the movie did nothing for me.  The choice to not show the antagonists lurking in the shadows (except for split second flashes maybe 3 times) was probably an attempt to instill terror of the unknown but it just left me wanting to know what they looked like.
     I also found it very annoying that the only member of the group that spoke and understood Russian suddenly seemingly no longer understood it when it mattered most, blatantly ignoring a warning--I won't spoil anything but, if you're smart, you can probably draw a conclusion in the right ball park.  Equally, the ending was lame.

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