Best movie of this year hands down!

An absolute waste of money

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

I have watched this movie several times and love it. Why? It begins with Freddy and Ana (20 somethings) traveling on a bus late at night traveling back to their homes. They attempt small talk and Freddy, a comic book illustrator draws a sketch of Ana (nurse returning from vacation). Then, the bus crashes.They wake up in a dark, smoky adaptation of their hometown. No one is around, it seems to be night, and both are very bewildered. The viewers are allowed a peek at their childhoods (which are in color and have people within the scenes). These peeks give much information for the viewer. Once when they were about 10 years old, they brushed shoulders at a local carnival. It is through these scenarios that the viewers are aware that the story they are living in this smoky, abandoned world is partly from Freddy's drawings and Ana's story that she had written as a child. They are going about this town looking for people, trying to figure out where this place is while trying to escape. (Note: Freddy, as a child, drew a comic entitled, The Veil, an obvious but well-hidden hint to their situation.)All the while, this town is being engulfed by a very immense 'smoke storm'. As it comes in contact with parts of the town, the town disappears. Because of this, both Freddy and Ana must find a way back to their 'real' life. They realize they are counting down the hours. Part of the story involves a simple, childish play written by a 10-year old Ana. It is about a knight/prince waging war with this many sharp-toothed, drooling monster. As a result, when acting this play, tragedy strikes. This shows the true relationship of Freddy to Ana.Finally,they do battle the monster and discover how their lives are so involved by fate. They discover how their attitudes and beliefs were shaped by certain misconceptions.Without giving the ending away, I can say that much of the film is symbolic of many things which have happened to both characters. It shows that reality is often not reality - just one's perspective. And, it makes you think about what they really were going through while in this dark town.

Ryan Smith co-writes and directs this chilling mystery. Ana(Karolina Wydra)and Freddy(Steven Strait)meet on a bus back to their hometown. After the bus crashes, they realize they are sole survivors of the fateful journey. Ana, a nurse, and Freddy, a comic book artist, figure they must have been in comas a couple of months. They both awake in their own homes and discover there is not another living sole in their small community. When a mysterious dark fog starts to swirl and slowly encircle the center of town, they soon discover there actually is another resident alive. Resident is putting it mildly; it happens to be a chained growling, snarling demonic looking creature that is determined to claw them to death.Other players include: Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Ric Reitz, Bob Penny, April Billingsley, Madison Lintz and Chase Presley.

Very, very rarely I rate a 10. In this case I just had to because of the ridiculous 5,5 overall. And I don't even like romance movies! Normally I'm more "all for action and excitement" type of guy, but this title caught my eye via IMDb's "you might like this" object. So I took the risk and went out to catch a copy of the movie. Money well spent! Don't look at this movie as an action movie or complete fantasy fairytale. But look at this movie as the "this could also be an option" kind of film. You will know what I mean after you have seen it. So, even though I'm not the "drama", "romantic" or "fairytale" type and very much enjoyed this movie. Do not be fooled by some reviews that the acting was below average, because it was not!

Two lonely people in the valley of the shadow of death struggle for freedom.Lots of praise for this - acting, pace, and it looks good. A two-hander, with the lead male particularly good, and dialogue excellent in parts. I liked the scene on the bus, and the analysis of the bedroom - "You sleep alone, always on one side, pillow on the other side - keeping your hopes in". Not enough humour, though.Story-wise it's difficult to criticise. A bit sci-fi, a bit allegory, bit psychological, symblogicaltastic. But definitely romance and not a horror, despite the CGI monster. I preferred to see it as a pragmatic pact between doomed depressives, but there was a load of back story suggesting fate brings lovers together, which was confirmed by the swelling strings in the slightly over-cheesed ending. Do individuals seek the one size that fits us all? I guess the answer divides optimists from pessimists. Overall this is Josh Wheedon style.I likesed it, but left feeling a bit confused.