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A slow-burn type of story-telling. The story is filmed while the protagonist is on some aimless trek across the state and the story is being told via flashbacks. Very little dialogue, very few actors.

The first let down is the colour profile of the film. A lot of the time it was very washed out, heading fairly close to grey.

The second let down is the amateurish camera work. To the cameraman, when you are filming a 360° loop around your subject, the idea is to keep the person centered in the frame, not have half his face off screen. How that even made it through editing is surprising.

The third let down is the actual story. There was nothing to it. It was just some vague and ethereal notion that humanity is gone and the protagonist is the last man standing. There was no reason of how or why it happened. It just did. Very unsatisfying.

No complaints about the acting, though with such little dialogue, and most of the film is the protagonist walking, not a lot of effort was needed.

This cringeworthy Australian so - called sci - fi movie is just plain embarrassing to all connected with it. It must be, judging by the little information you can actually find about it, even on its IMDB page.

A loser who spends his time either drinking, or driving his muscle car (but never working), happens to hook up with a barmaid with a heart of gold, who works at his local watering hole. Boy meets girl. Boy doesn't realise what he's got, until he hasn't got it any more. Boy heads off hiking around various Queensland locales, supposedly seeking some sort of redemption..

Somewhere along the particularly weak narrative, there is apparently an alien invasion that we never see, or find out much about at all. There is a radio broadcast heard at one stage, that appears to borrow heavily from the old Orson Welles radio broadcast of War of the Worlds. The actual storyline is made even more difficult to follow, because, you guessed it, the movie is set out in a series of flashbacks. Why? Because, you know, that's the trendy way to tell these stories with virtually nil content, don't cha know?

It was so tempting to award this non - event of a film a score of 1 (get it). But the most positive aspect is seeing the various Queensland locations, especially the Sunshine Coast and parts of its hinterland. So 1 ends getting a very well - deserved 2.

1 has some stunning shots of range of SEQ landscapes and decent performances. It's always wonderful to see the Australian bush, beaches and country towns on the screen. With that said, the cinematography seemed to hit the mark on numerous occasions.

With this aside, the storyline was not overly complex and quite slow. The sci-fi aspect was on the back burner for the majority of the film. With the overall focus directed to Darren (Dan Ewing) travelling and occasionally overcoming the weight of his situation. The film missed various opportunities to explore more deeply the concept of being the last person in the world and instead stuck to being quite surface level.

There was an overuse of grey overtone especially during the first portion of the film. Whether this colour choices' purpose was to distinguish between flashback and the present is unclear (and if so ineffective). As a bonus the cgi was certainly not bad for the budget.

Ultimately, the story definitely had room for greater risk to be taken in its content. The content covered could have been covered in a shorter film (however much I liked the scenic shots). Not revolutionary by any means, but not uninteresting.