Day of Reckoning

I saw a recap of this movie on youtube and it seemed interesting so I gave it a watch. It was exactly what I expected going into it so I was not disappointed.

The story is pretty decent actually, with a transformers or world war z level budget and cast it probably could have been a block buster. The story follows a family trying to survive a horde of monsters that appear every 15 years for 24 hours to kill the human population before retreating back underground. Simple, solid idea that: interesting.

The cast was okay, no actors or actresses that I know but everyone did a good job with their limited resources. Overall a decent job by all and a good enjoyable on-screen portrayal for the audience.

The VFX and SFX were by far the weakest point of the film. I didn't mind it personally as I already knew what it would look like going into it but for those expecting good VFX don't bother, it looks like a teenager designed and animated all the monsters and creatures on their laptop before slapping it into the film.

Overall a 5/10 from me. The movie has a solid premise and okay cast but could definitely benefit from a bigger budget for some decent special effects with the potential for a block buster if given enough money for the production, cast etc and having the write director at the helm of the movie.