Review by seymour_sp

And I say that as a Brit, so it's nothing to do with bias.

Given the writer and the cast I had high hopes, but they were largely dashed. I must say that there were great acting performances throughout, but honestly: the UK half of the story was ludicrous almost from the outset, and I very nearly stopped watching during the first Holly Wells/David Tennant thumb drive scene, so aggravated was I by the way things escalated in such a totally unrealistic way.

Then, almost every ridiculous decision made and every far-fetched event that transpired thereafter just added to my irritation; but I felt I had to see it through because it was certainly a compelling story despite the artifice.

Long before the end, though, it had reached the point were I was almost shouting at the screen to tell them to stop doing such stupid things. (And without giving too much away: a certain important feature was supposed to be totally soundproof and impervious to harm - with a hammer, for instance - come what may?!)

I know that it was all about panicked people doing irrational things and seeing events get rapidly out of hand, but there were far too many holes to allow me to suspend disbelief - and there was much that required suspension!

The Stanley Tucci stuff, on the other hand: all very cool and classy. I only wish that could have been married to a far more believable companion story.

Make sure you stay through the credits, though: there's a fun twist!