mikesbikes-58-197771
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Season One: 9
Season Two: 1
From is a unique show that had a ton of potential.
Great premise - Unique idea, Something that the audience can visualize happening to them.
Great story - As stated above, people can relate to a road trip taking them through rundown towns, wondering "what happened here".
Great production - interesting setting, well filmed.
Great characters - Good cast that does a decent job (season 1). A bit two dimensional, with forced emotional responses. (sadly that's all there is in season 2).
Then season 2 came along.
I can't think of another series that went from so good to so bad between the first and second seasons. What happened!? Did they hire a completely different writing crew?
Just a horrible series of stupid decisions, forced drama and ridiculous emotional outbursts.
Poor acting, that could be overlooked in season 1, is overbearing throughout season 2. I don't really blame the actors here, as they've been handed a stinker of a script to deal with.
Endless, boring dialogue just drones on and on. Childlike arguments, reek of forced drama. (Nearly every interaction results in this behavior). It's unwatchable. Nearly every scene is like a sketch at amateur actors improv night.
Just think of any daytime soap that your mom used to watch.
I could go on and on, but I don't want to bore you. Recommendation: Watch season one, and be done with it.
From is a unique show that had a ton of potential.
Great premise - Unique idea, Something that the audience can visualize happening to them.
Great story - As stated above, people can relate to a road trip taking them through rundown towns, wondering "what happened here".
Great production - interesting setting, well filmed.
Great characters - Good cast that does a decent job (season 1). A bit two dimensional, with forced emotional responses. (sadly that's all there is in season 2).
Then season 2 came along.
I can't think of another series that went from so good to so bad between the first and second seasons. What happened!? Did they hire a completely different writing crew?
Just a horrible series of stupid decisions, forced drama and ridiculous emotional outbursts.
Poor acting, that could be overlooked in season 1, is overbearing throughout season 2. I don't really blame the actors here, as they've been handed a stinker of a script to deal with.
Endless, boring dialogue just drones on and on. Childlike arguments, reek of forced drama. (Nearly every interaction results in this behavior). It's unwatchable. Nearly every scene is like a sketch at amateur actors improv night.
Just think of any daytime soap that your mom used to watch.
I could go on and on, but I don't want to bore you. Recommendation: Watch season one, and be done with it.
Good premise, horrible execution.
Story: I hope the book was better.
Screenplay: Totally disjointed story telling. No plot holes, as there was no plot. Just one disjointed scene after another. Some were just stupid. The scene where Roberts and Ali go from hating each other to passionately dancing in a millisecond. How did that trope ever make it out of rom-coms to other genres? Such a stupid and forced scene!
Characters: None developed beyond the two dimensional personalities they had upon introduction. Not a single person was likable, or someone worth caring about. Roberts' character was utterly obnoxious. Hawke's character was just an incompetent simp moron. Ali's character had potential, but like the others, never developed. The kids were practically brain dead.
Acting: Great actors, nothing to work with. Again completely two dimensional.
Dialogue: This is the biggest failure of the script. Not a single complete or coherent thought verbalized throughout the entire film. Cheap attempt at creating drama in this non-thriller. Disjointed and boring. Literally gave a great cast nothing to work with. Miscommunication is the only tool the writer/director had in his bag to create any kind of tension.
Cinematography: "Hey, I know! Let's use drones for everything! And if we can't use a drone, turn the frame upside down or sideways"! That sums up this entire film.
FX: Not much to speak of. Seemed like a low budget film.
Sound design: Not bad. The lame dialogue was at least clear, and dynamic range didn't require constant turning volume up or down. That said, the score was horrible.
Overall, this felt like a 1970's made for TV movie that was only produced in hopes of creating a series.
Story: I hope the book was better.
Screenplay: Totally disjointed story telling. No plot holes, as there was no plot. Just one disjointed scene after another. Some were just stupid. The scene where Roberts and Ali go from hating each other to passionately dancing in a millisecond. How did that trope ever make it out of rom-coms to other genres? Such a stupid and forced scene!
Characters: None developed beyond the two dimensional personalities they had upon introduction. Not a single person was likable, or someone worth caring about. Roberts' character was utterly obnoxious. Hawke's character was just an incompetent simp moron. Ali's character had potential, but like the others, never developed. The kids were practically brain dead.
Acting: Great actors, nothing to work with. Again completely two dimensional.
Dialogue: This is the biggest failure of the script. Not a single complete or coherent thought verbalized throughout the entire film. Cheap attempt at creating drama in this non-thriller. Disjointed and boring. Literally gave a great cast nothing to work with. Miscommunication is the only tool the writer/director had in his bag to create any kind of tension.
Cinematography: "Hey, I know! Let's use drones for everything! And if we can't use a drone, turn the frame upside down or sideways"! That sums up this entire film.
FX: Not much to speak of. Seemed like a low budget film.
Sound design: Not bad. The lame dialogue was at least clear, and dynamic range didn't require constant turning volume up or down. That said, the score was horrible.
Overall, this felt like a 1970's made for TV movie that was only produced in hopes of creating a series.
I'm a fan of apocalyptic and faith films, so I guess I was the target audience.
PREMISE: Good. Standard disaster, apocalypse fare. Noting new here. Good overall, however.
SCREENPLAY: Good. A bit slow. 90% of the film is the second act, which probably accounts for that. Nice to see a faith film that doesn't treat God like Santa-God. ("Just pray and everything is magically fixed"). Could have used some more character development to help the audience bond with them. No plot holes. Story moves forward without any nonsensical side plots or contrived drama. Believable.
ACTING: Very good. Good acting with believable responses to the situation(s). Being a faith film, it's very difficult to present a message without being over the top. The Christian character pulled it off superbly. Not over-bearing while also standing her ground. Dialogue was excellent overall.
DIRECTING: Good. Worked very well within the confines of the budget and script. Got the most out of the actors, story and setting. Hats-off!
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Very good. Well shot, directed and edited. Mostly shot outdoors in the desert. This set the tone very well. Not a whole lot of needless shots. Well done overall.
F/X. Fair. Obviously a low budget film and they knew how to film within those constraints. Only part I questioned was at the end, where they were walking through a town and the abandoned cars were CGI. Odd, since throughout the rest of the film, they used real cars and debris.
PREMISE: Good. Standard disaster, apocalypse fare. Noting new here. Good overall, however.
SCREENPLAY: Good. A bit slow. 90% of the film is the second act, which probably accounts for that. Nice to see a faith film that doesn't treat God like Santa-God. ("Just pray and everything is magically fixed"). Could have used some more character development to help the audience bond with them. No plot holes. Story moves forward without any nonsensical side plots or contrived drama. Believable.
ACTING: Very good. Good acting with believable responses to the situation(s). Being a faith film, it's very difficult to present a message without being over the top. The Christian character pulled it off superbly. Not over-bearing while also standing her ground. Dialogue was excellent overall.
DIRECTING: Good. Worked very well within the confines of the budget and script. Got the most out of the actors, story and setting. Hats-off!
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Very good. Well shot, directed and edited. Mostly shot outdoors in the desert. This set the tone very well. Not a whole lot of needless shots. Well done overall.
F/X. Fair. Obviously a low budget film and they knew how to film within those constraints. Only part I questioned was at the end, where they were walking through a town and the abandoned cars were CGI. Odd, since throughout the rest of the film, they used real cars and debris.