Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Divide - Movie Review



The nuclear war has happened. Now, nine survivors cooped in the basement of their tenement try to survive the fallout as rations dwindle and fear consumes their rationality. 

Fan-favorite actor Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens) portrays the building’s morally bitter super who is upset about having to share his space with these people while Bobby (Michael Eklund) and Josh (Milo Ventimiglia) are two young, selfish thugs that want to usurp their will over the ill-fated group. Eva (Laura German) is one of a few level headed individuals trying to keep the peace during the time of damnation, but the longer they are all locked underground together the more psychologically depraved and sadistic everyone becomes.

Director Xavier Gens (Hitman) and virtual newcomer writers Karl Mueller and Eron Sheean deliver an eye-gouging, deliciously twisted psychological thriller. There are several intense moments of in-fighting that lets the viewer feel just how tense the situation is between the survivors and strong scenes involving torturous mutilation and survival’s decrepit necessity. It's like Thanksgiving's Day dinner with Ed Gein as the host.

The Divide is a two hour descent into the sick potentials of humanity’s deteriorating psyche, but time flies right on by; you might not even blink but you'll definitely cringe

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