Overrated and overhyped

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

*MIGHT CONTAIN SLIGHTLY SPOILERY STUFF!* Don't be fooled by all the 10 star reviews. This movie is average at best. Maybe slightly above average. I gave it 3 out of 5 stars, or 6 out of 10. Had the ending not contained crap about some hormonal teenager, and some misplaced sense of saving the life of someone who wanted you dead and letting the one who loved you die, I'd have given it a solid 4 out of 5 or 8 out of 10. It's still watchable but like the more discerning reviewers have expressed, the ending does suck

I watched the whole thing, which doesn't happen a lot these days if something doesn't keep my interest. I have a toddler and I'd rather be sleeping than watching bad movies. So it gets 5 stars for that! The main actress was interesting to look at, and I think that fact pretty much saved this movie. It definitely wasn't as annoying as The Walking Dead, but otherwise it was just another end of the world zombie movie, and I'm not sure it really added anything to the genre.Maybe it's just me, but if my family were dead, and I was left alone in a zombie wasteland for months on end with no hope for the future and a loaded gun, I would certainly not be eating worms and smearing myself with various dodgy substances in order to dodge monsters who want to tear me apart just to steal a few more crackers.

What a little gem! HERE ALONE follows a woman who's trying to survive alone in the woods. She soon finds company, with a man and his daughter joining her camp. Unfortunately, not everybody gets along...HERE ALONE is a zombie movie with very few zombies. But in essence, it is what the genre was always about: The plight of people in extreme situations. The movie focuses much on the interactions of its characters, not so much on the violence. HERE ALONE is calm, slow, and ultimately very strong on the emotional front.Besides the good acting, I have to point out the beautiful cinematography and camera work (great use of depth of field, beautiful landscape shots). But most importantly, the superb directing: The first few scenes are almost entirely told with images, little mini stories unfolding entirely through the actions of characters rather than through dialogue. Just when this may become boring, things change— the plot pacing is perfect, if you're in for a zombie movie that takes its time... If you're in for a violent gore flick, give this one a miss.

Usually I don't reference other's reviews, but one said "this is what the walking dead wants to be," another said "unpredictable", only one other review said what this film is: bad. This film is boring, poorly written and actually is pretty dumb. I like nature scenes as much as the next person who enjoys nature, but the first twenty minutes tell you little about what's going on other than the main character is bathing in some lake and taking water from it, while living out of a car. The acting is so-so since no one really has to stretch. Some biological even has taken place "A virus" that is laying waste to humanity. I don't want to spoil anything so that's all I say. The few infected who show up have makeup that wouldn't make it on FACE OFF. But the later human interpersonal interactions are so telegraphed and the ending is so stupid, that I'm amazed I was able to sit through this at all. I'm fairly sure that the good reviews came from people who know those who made this, or worked on it, something all too common on IMDb. So if you want to waster part of your life (as I'm sure many of us have done) watch this. If not, skip it.