Floyd J. Whitaker

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Convoluted. On the one hand, the direction, sound track, musical elements, cinematography, is excellent and engaging. Phillips continues to solidify his status as an artist, as well as director, ascending from the likes of his goofy, yet highly entertaining, 2000s comedies. On the other hand, this movie’s ball and chain is its lack of plot, it drags from scene to scene, grotesquely grasping for a thread of structure to drive the narrative towards a satisfying conclusion. Instead, once the screen fades to black, and the credits begin to roll, you say to yourself, “huh?”, and not in a good way. Though, I was still entertained by the stronger first half.

Interesting plot falling on its face, Though the concept can sound inviting, it gets old really quick. I had to read this for English Studies, and all I can say that nothing happens, the main character is so bland and dull that she manages to make the apocalypse seem boring. There's no climax, it stays the same all the way and ends confusing and unsatisfying. I'm no critic but I can tell you that if your looking for something to help you sleep at night and don't mind painfully long and descriptive chapters that point out every detail, read this book. I had no choice to read this but you do, go read Maze Runner and don't even bother with this mess.