Day 17

This is a particularly scary film because the terror in this film isn't some ridiculous guy in a hockey mask or zombies but something seemingly much more possible. The film begins with a couple hearing that terrorists have detonated a chemical weapon and so they dutifully tape up all their windows and hunker down until they get the all clear signal. However, it just doesn't seem to come and the film shows the progression of the couple's humanity as the emergency continues. At first, they are cautiously optimistic and by day 14, they are ready to kill each other! At day 17, the wife figures a way out of this mess.

The film does a good job of tapping into the darkness of human nature. While there is swearing and violence, it is really necessary as the couple become more and more savage and fearful of death. Excellent, though I did think that perhaps day 17 did seem a bit quick for the denouement.