The Netflix sensation that gained huge social media traction, Bird Box is simply a well-mounted but generic post-apocalyptic survival movie, and whilst it has been a convenient short-cut for critics to refer to it as a sight-deprived version of A Quiet Place, it often lacks the depth and real tension of that film. The descent into social breakdown is never fully explained but is swift and immensely effective in the early part of the film, similar to the opening of Cell or The Happening. The film switches between telling the early sequence of the 'end of days' and five years later, the flashbacks being significantly more compelling than the present day scenes. The film looks good, and the Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross soundtrack is one of their more mainstream but extremely good nonetheless. It all feels very Stephen King-like and lacks surprise, but the material is elevated significantly by an inevitably excellent performance by Sandra Bullock as well as an on-form John Malkovich and Bullock making an great double act with Sarah Paulson as sisters.
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