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All movies seen on 06/18/2011

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Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)

Directed by Brad Anderson

Thriller | Supernatural

Most recently watched by noahphex

Overview

A mysterious global blackout yields countless populations to simply vanish, leaving only their clothes and possessions behind. A small handful of survivors band together in a dimly-lit tavern on 7th Street, struggling to combat the apocalyptic horror. Realizing they may in fact be the last people on earth, a dark shadow hones in on them alone.

Rated R | Length 92 minutes

Actors

Hayden Christensen | Thandie Newton | John Leguizamo | Neal Huff | Jacob Latimore | Taylor Groothuis | Jordan Trovillion | Hugh Maguire | Erin Nicole | Carolyn Clifford | Stephen Clark | Larry Fessenden | Arthur Cartwright

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I didn’t have high hopes for this based on what I’d read of other people’s opinions, but since Anderson’s previous directorial efforts included Session 9 and The Machinist (as well as two eps of The Wire, my all-time favorite TV series), I was intrigued enough to give it a go and rent it from RedBox.

It’s a pretty average, mediocre film. At times, the budget shows through, but I will say that Anderson seems to have put the estimated 10 million dollar budget to fairly good use. Shot in and around Detroit, they probably didn’t have to do too much to achieve the deserted city look they were going for.

Probably the biggest disappointment is that there isn’t really any payoff at the end of the film. That, coupled with shallow character development, give me a “who cares” attitude.

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