"Judgment Night": reviews of the movie

The genre of anti-utopia is quite often found in modern cinema. These are Spielberg's films "Artificial Intelligence" and "Special Opinion", the thrillers "I, the Robot" and "I'm a Legend" with Will Smith, "The Island" of Michael Bay, criticized "The Rippers", the cult franchise of the chosen - "Neo Matrix" Shot by Wachowski.

When lawlessness reigns

To the film productions of this direction, it is necessary to include a new picture "The Judgment Night". Reviews about the film are diametrically opposed: from sharp denial to loyal approval. The action takes place in the not so distant future, from which we are separated for less than 10 years. America is booming: unemployment is almost zero, and there has not been the same rampant crime. And all because the new government, loudly calling itself in the best traditions of the "Lincoln" era "founding fathers," announced one of the spring days of the year, or rather, the night of March 22, the time of complete lawlessness. This annual action called "the night of the night" is called, it is better to ask about the poor and disadvantaged, for the rich, sitting quietly behind the seven locks, the punishing hand can not touch. In these 12 hours it is allowed to deal with anyone: from an unloved boss to a bored wife, or you can simply put someone else's accumulated anger at random. Obstacles to you will not be repaired, because the police and all medical institutions during this period take a time-out.

Should I open the door to strangers?

Sandin's happy family: Pope James, Mary's mother, teenager Charlie and the girl "almost extinct" Zoe do not expect anything from the coming night, because the house is under reliable protection of a special security mechanism. It is precisely the sale of these armored systems that the head of the family does, which has accumulated considerable capital on profitable business. Lovely-looking neighbors have long been sharpening their teeth on Sandin, because he and him "vparival" expensive equipment. They will still have a reason to take revenge on a successful manager. In the meantime, everything goes quietly. That's only my son slightly blundered, letting (without asking permission from the elders) in the dwelling of a dark-skinned vagabond, behind whom a crowd of dispersed students, hiding faces behind carnival masks , is chasing . The worst is yet to come, a lot of surprises were reserved for the "night of the night". Reviews about the picture are interspersed with comparisons. Someone draws parallels with Oscar-winning "Straw Dogs" or Fincher's "Room of Fear", in which the audience met the future Bella Swan Kristen Stewart (she played the daughter of the character Jodie Foster). And someone found the intersection points of both versions of "Funny Games" Haneke and the thriller "Judgment Night". Reviews in these cases - not in favor of the latter.

They did not let us turn around

Spouses Sandin played Ethan Hawk and Lina Hedy. Twice the nominee for the "Oscar" ex-husband Thurman Hawke recently does not really shine (or the role he comes across is smallish). Mary at Hedy also got a little "cardboard". Did not become for these actors a breakthrough and revelation "The Judgment Night". Reviews of the tape mainly relate to the rigid plot and the absurdity of what is happening on the screen, and not the manifestation of the performing talents of the artists involved in the film. A chilling villain (like a couple of sadists from the same "Funny Games") could be the leader of the fascist youth who besieged the Sandins' house (it was portrayed by the young Australian Reese Wakefield). Either the mask interfered, or the script material was not enough to turn around.

This "ship night-2013" was controversial. Testimonials are evidence of this. But one of the main thoughts of the picture about the impossibility of complete and irreversible permissiveness - even once a year - will make anyone think who will look at this filmmaking.