Brad Kremer

The film starts with an intriguing premise, showing a potential nuclear attack from multiple perspectives within the government, but it quickly falls apart under the weight of its own chaos. The depiction of national defense is laughably unrealistic, relying on just two missiles, one that fails to deploy and another that misses entirely. What really sinks the film, though, is the characters. Nearly everyone, from the soldiers to the president, is so caught up in personal drama that they completely ignore protocol. It might make sense for one or two people to crack under pressure, but when almost the entire cast acts incompetent, it strains credibility beyond repair. And then there’s the ending, or rather, the lack of one. The film simply stops, offering no clarity about whether the supposed attack was real, a dud, or a cyber hoax. Leaving things to the imagination can work when there’s enough foundation to support it, but here it just feels lazy and unfinished.